Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Hueco today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 8AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Hueco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 499 | 472 | 466 | 529 | 521 | 672 | 765 | 1674 | 1465 | 1276 | 1197 | 1047 | 1047 | 1029 | 925 | 734 | 459 | 544 | 533 | 454 | 399 | 378 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.68m | 8:03PM1.50m | 8:07AM1.53m | 8:55PM1.39m | 8:51AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.42m | 1:50PM0.36m | 1:59AM0.56m | 2:33PM0.45m | 2:46AM0.69m | 3:25PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 628 | 499 | 472 | 466 | 529 | 521 | 672 | 765 | 10 | 1465 | 1276 | 1197 | 144 | 144 | 169 | 123 | 87 | 367 | 544 | 533 | 454 | 57 | 378 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | S 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 88 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 123 | 76 | 73 | 39 | 109 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | — | N 10 | N 10 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 203 | 181 | 186 | 227 | 301 | 413 | 297 | 338 | 1674 | — | — | — | 1047 | 1047 | 1029 | 925 | 734 | 459 | — | — | — | 399 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 978 | 978 | 1036 | 97 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 978 | 908 | 908 | 415 | 51 | 46 | 35 | 97 | 469 | 960 | 252 | 252 |
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