Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Loa today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Loa at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Loa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 326 | 321 | 316 | 184 | 154 | 190 | 169 | 310 | 254 | 163 | 159 | 233 | 258 | 301 | 255 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 267 | 492 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:49AM0.86m | 10:17PM1.17m | 10:32AM0.80m | 10:58PM1.22m | 11:19AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.10m | 3:46PM0.04m | 4:50AM0.07m | 4:21PM0.05m | 5:40AM0.06m | 5:00PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 431 | 326 | 321 | 316 | 123 | 120 | 95 | 95 | 117 | 114 | 122 | 88 | 106 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 148 | 492 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 145 | 117 | 117 | 184 | 142 | 167 | 137 | 310 | 254 | 163 | 159 | 233 | 258 | 301 | 255 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 261 | 132 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 58 | 112 | 199 | 155 | 154 | 190 | 169 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 131 | 96 | 130 | 255 | 252 | 252 | 197 | 267 | 205 | 254 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 136 | 45 | 136 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 121 | 45 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 94 | 0 |
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