Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Murcielago today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Murcielago at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Murcielago. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 130 | 130 | 157 | 138 | 136 | 106 | 104 | 103 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 45 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 55 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM2.38m | 8:36PM2.16m | 8:50AM2.21m | 9:32PM2.02m | 9:44AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.61m | 2:27PM0.60m | 2:40AM0.80m | 3:18PM0.73m | 3:36AM0.97m | 4:19PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
99 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 138 | 136 | 106 | 104 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 79 | 79 | 45 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 28 | 31 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 14 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | NW 13 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 83 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 13 | N 6 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 21 |
4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 11 | — |
90 | 130 | 130 | 157 | 109 | 77 | 77 | 75 | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 42 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 95 | 178 | 914 | 914 | 857 | 666 | 312 | 95 | 0 | 144 | 814 | 917 | 144 | 144 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 | 910 | 799 | 464 |
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