Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Mansito today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Mansito at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Mansito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
412 | 418 | 418 | 465 | 465 | 412 | 465 | 428 | 401 | 401 | 412 | 477 | 489 | 477 | 360 | 350 | 350 | 407 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.21m | 6:45AM2.31m | 7:08PM2.08m | 7:23AM2.16m | 7:52PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.29m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:42PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
412 | 418 | 418 | 465 | 465 | 412 | 153 | 125 | 401 | 401 | 412 | 103 | 100 | 178 | 148 | 350 | 350 | 407 | 407 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | — | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 340 | 465 | 428 | 2 | — | 9 | 477 | 489 | 477 | 360 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 322 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
108 | 101 | 120 | 175 | 194 | 173 | — | — | 115 | 102 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 142 | 160 | 119 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 967 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 15 | 788 | 788 | 788 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 926 | 926 | 926 | 886 |
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