Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Huaico today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Huaico at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Huaico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 159 | 203 | 251 | 165 | 101 | 89 | 89 | 134 | 149 | 196 | 149 | 113 | 132 | 118 | 179 | 172 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.76m | 2:57PM0.45m | 3:37AM0.80m | 3:33PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.29m | 10:11AM0.33m | 8:26PM0.26m | 10:27AM0.30m | 9:09PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 82 | 63 | 203 | 95 | 98 | 101 | 89 | 65 | 134 | 53 | 104 | 130 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 92 | 172 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 82 | 125 | 159 | 63 | 251 | 165 | 47 | 54 | 19 | 42 | 149 | 196 | 149 | 96 | 132 | 118 | 179 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 73 | 78 | 49 | 25 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 93 | 48 | 46 | 56 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 79 | 76 | — | — | — | 86 | 89 | 86 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 6 |
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