Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Miramar 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Miramar at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Miramar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
401 | 401 | 407 | 477 | 489 | 477 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 407 | 387 | 321 | 346 | 380 | 473 | 838 | 812 | 792 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.87m | 7:33AM1.96m | 8:00PM1.73m | 8:13AM1.81m | 8:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.09m | 1:19AM0.18m | 1:52PM0.20m | 2:01AM0.35m | 2:36PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 10 |
401 | 401 | 407 | 131 | 116 | 100 | 106 | 350 | 350 | 346 | 407 | 387 | 321 | 346 | 253 | 473 | 838 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | NW 13 |
2 | — | 9 | 477 | 489 | 477 | 355 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 317 | 299 | 380 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 13 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 |
111 | 108 | 127 | — | — | — | — | 142 | 145 | 171 | 143 | 226 | — | — | — | 147 | — | 812 | 792 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 800 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 1053 | 3 | 3 | 194 | 171 | 143 | 171 | 1079 | 1117 | 1053 | 632 |
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