
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Murcielago today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Murcielago at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Murcielago. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 416 | 411 | 287 | 266 | 309 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 151 | 153 | 158 | 238 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 167 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.98m | 9:12PM2.00m | 9:21AM1.88m | 10:25PM1.97m | 10:44AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM1.01m | 2:42PM0.83m | 3:28AM1.09m | 3:52PM0.91m | 4:48AM1.07m | 5:07PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | NW 10 |
362 | 416 | 411 | 287 | 266 | 309 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 151 | 153 | 158 | 238 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 167 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 4 | NW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
15 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 99 | 50 | 65 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 41 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 37 | 41 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 109 | 151 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | SW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
42 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 54 | 80 | 71 | 55 | 25 | 97 | 94 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 214 | 130 | 95 | 95 | 144 | 143 | 1047 | 766 | 178 | 143 | 143 | 95 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 81 | 47 | 95 | 0 | 113 | 144 | 814 | 910 |
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