Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Huaico today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Huaico at 3AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Huaico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 423 | 367 | 355 | 370 | 600 | 587 | 508 | 1109 | 1210 | 1210 | 1068 | 988 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 648 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:31PM0.67m | 10:20AM0.62m | 00:52AM0.72m | 11:25AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.20m | 5:06AM0.46m | 5:22PM0.18m | 7:14AM0.47m | 6:29PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 437 | 423 | 367 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 124 | 135 | 1109 | 1210 | 1210 | 1068 | 988 | 844 | 833 | 833 | 667 | 203 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 108 | 111 | 120 | 255 | 111 | 124 | 277 | 286 | 138 | 131 | 131 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 169 | 160 | 198 | 648 | 541 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 9 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 173 | 21 | 370 | 600 | 587 | 508 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
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