Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Hueco today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Hueco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 749 | 650 | 523 | 450 | 441 | 454 | 445 | 370 | 347 | 300 | 300 | 295 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 246 | 198 | 198 | 160 | 184 | 183 | 179 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.29m | 9:50AM1.29m | 11:24PM1.25m | 11:09AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.69m | 3:25PM0.53m | 3:48AM0.79m | 4:33PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.84m | 5:54PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 87 | 650 | 523 | 99 | 74 | 53 | 109 | 203 | 208 | 300 | 300 | 295 | 217 | 164 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 198 | 198 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 26 | 85 | 125 | 45 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 198 | 132 | 171 | 18 | 43 | 42 | 65 | 63 | 144 | 140 | 97 | 184 | 183 | 179 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 14 | SW 22 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 749 | — | — | 450 | 441 | 454 | 445 | 370 | 347 | — | — | — | 251 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 246 | — | — | 160 | 157 | 158 | 151 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 46 | 35 | 97 | 513 | 513 | 252 | 252 | 65 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 978 | 955 | 469 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 46 | 65 | 978 | 978 | 252 | 72 |
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