Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Faro (Puerto Villamil) today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Faro (Puerto Villamil) at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Faro (Puerto Villamil). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
384 | 363 | 313 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 184 | 174 | 174 | 209 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.73m | 3:45AM1.86m | 4:00PM1.74m | 4:18AM1.86m | 4:36PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.17m | 9:57AM0.21m | 10:04PM0.19m | 10:32AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
384 | 363 | 313 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 199 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 184 | 174 | 174 | 42 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
5 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 83 | 82 | 209 | 212 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 51 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
36 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 27 | 29 | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | — | 33 | 40 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1348 | 1129 | 1126 | 151 | 1129 | 1126 | 1137 | 1344 | 1348 |
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