Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Murcielago today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Murcielago at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 83 | 79 | 60 | 79 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 55 | 97 | 95 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM2.21m | 9:32PM2.02m | 9:44AM2.06m | 10:43PM1.93m | 10:51AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.80m | 3:18PM0.73m | 3:36AM0.97m | 4:19PM0.83m | 4:46AM1.08m | 5:30PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
103 | 83 | 79 | 60 | 79 | 45 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 97 | 95 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 21 | SW 21 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 8 | W 13 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
77 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 55 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 0 | 144 | 856 | 914 | 917 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 914 | 856 | 856 | 178 | 453 | 175 | 95 | 113 | 799 | 144 | 144 | 0 |
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