Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Fronton today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Fronton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 137 | 165 | 176 | 171 | 202 | 202 | 94 | 106 | 124 | 155 | 165 | 176 | 158 | 157 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 71 | 93 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.50m | 7:43PM1.38m | 8:27AM1.41m | 9:24PM1.31m | 10:09AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.67m | 1:21PM0.74m | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:59PM0.82m | 3:32AM0.84m | 4:47PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 71 | 63 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 70 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | N 15 | W 8 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 137 | 165 | 176 | 171 | 202 | 202 | 94 | 106 | 124 | 155 | 165 | 176 | 158 | 157 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 93 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 99 | 44 | 44 |
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