Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Fronton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Fronton at 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
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 Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 42 | 83 | 59 | 94 | 117 | 119 | 141 | 119 | 148 | 167 | 207 | 253 | 285 | 420 | 432 | 487 | 452 | 400 | 400 | 392 | 363 | 300 | |
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 |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.87m | 1:55PM2.11m | 2:14AM1.97m | 2:25PM2.19m | 2:45AM2.03m | 2:56PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.26m | 8:08PM0.14m | 8:11AM0.17m | 8:38PM0.07m | 8:42AM0.12m | 9:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 9 | S 9 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
60 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 154 | 2 | 2 | 487 | 452 | 400 | 400 | 392 | 363 | 300 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | N 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | N 12 | N 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 19 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
7 | 8 | 83 | 59 | 94 | 117 | 119 | 141 | 119 | 148 | 167 | 207 | 253 | 285 | 420 | 432 | 194 | 233 | 212 | 203 | 203 | 169 | 215 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 520 | 520 | 116 | 116 | 520 | 106 | 520 | 520 | 513 | 513 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 44 | 107 |
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