Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Mansito today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Mansito at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 477 | 489 | 477 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 336 | 321 | 382 | 380 | 473 | 838 | 825 | 723 | 320 | 268 | 263 | 224 | 212 | 147 | 255 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.16m | 7:52PM1.93m | 8:03AM1.98m | 8:41PM1.78m | 8:48AM1.82m | 9:40PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:42PM0.40m | 1:52AM0.59m | 2:26PM0.52m | 2:38AM0.75m | 3:17PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 346 | 336 | 317 | 382 | 253 | 473 | 838 | 12 | 723 | 320 | 168 | 143 | 112 | 212 | 75 | 255 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 477 | 489 | 477 | 355 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 253 | 380 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 268 | 263 | 224 | 90 | 147 | 25 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 46 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 122 | 145 | 176 | 163 | 236 | 321 | — | — | 136 | — | 825 | 726 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 788 | 1005 | 926 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 135 | 177 | 1053 | 1071 | 1053 | 635 | 177 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 685 | 1071 | 13 | 13 |
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