
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Loa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Loa at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at El Loa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
639 | 627 | 627 | 527 | 573 | 530 | 565 | 408 | 399 | 281 | 246 | 277 | 706 | 672 | 655 | 600 | 524 | 471 | 471 | 414 | 399 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:46PM0.59m | 5:47AM0.93m | 6:01PM0.56m | 6:41AM0.97m | 7:05PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.35m | 10:40PM0.25m | 12:53PM0.30m | 11:37PM0.26m | 1:47PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
639 | 627 | 627 | 527 | 573 | 530 | 565 | 408 | 399 | 281 | 246 | 194 | 706 | 672 | 655 | 600 | 524 | 471 | 471 | 414 | 399 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
169 | 227 | 224 | 162 | 160 | 65 | 239 | 84 | 239 | 134 | 171 | 277 | 197 | 197 | 109 | 199 | 152 | 150 | 251 | 211 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | WNW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | SW 21 | WNW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 17 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
70 | 69 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 138 | 64 | 236 | 103 | 65 | 177 | 157 | 56 | 54 | 160 | 55 | 162 | 160 | 100 | 241 | 239 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 136 | 136 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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