Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Hueco today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Hueco at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Hueco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 336 | 591 | 498 | 746 | 411 | 483 | 243 | 425 | 365 | 373 | 817 | 887 | 1029 | 1112 | 1342 | 1327 | 1282 | 1276 | 1464 | 1446 | 1314 | 1185 | 1281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.87m | 3:32PM1.74m | 4:15AM1.96m | 4:20PM1.79m | 4:57AM2.01m | 5:06PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.35m | 9:50PM0.03m | 10:27AM0.27m | 10:34PM0.02m | 11:10AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 339 | 336 | 591 | 498 | 51 | 411 | 64 | 243 | 259 | 365 | 350 | 350 | 887 | 1029 | 1112 | 1342 | 1327 | 1282 | 1276 | 1464 | 1446 | 1314 | 1185 | 1281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 144 | 136 | 134 | 200 | 1 | 160 | 77 | 119 | 29 | 214 | 251 | 817 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 295 | 289 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 50 | 68 | 148 | 19 | 140 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 67 | — | — | 746 | 17 | 483 | 50 | 425 | — | — | — | 353 | 347 | 411 | 472 | 396 | 383 | — | — | 284 | 345 | 403 | 451 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 978 | 513 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 978 | 908 | 908 | 672 | 65 | 46 | 0 | 46 | 978 | 978 | 908 | 672 |
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