Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Ñuro today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 Ñuro at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Ñuro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 13 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 224 | 5 | 301 | 407 | 1002 | 7 | 368 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 326 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 182 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 8 | 122 | 23 | 74 | 4 |
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-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.72m | 8:01PM1.54m | 8:06AM1.57m | 8:53PM1.42m | 8:51AM1.44m | 9:57PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.42m | 1:49PM0.36m | 1:58AM0.56m | 2:32PM0.45m | 2:45AM0.69m | 3:24PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 108 | 224 | 362 | 301 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 368 | 479 | 400 | 388 | 326 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 182 | 211 | 121 | 141 | 92 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | S 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 39 | 12 | 23 | 74 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 15 | NW 14 | SSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSE 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | — | 1 | 407 | 1002 | 850 | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | 444 | 668 | 492 | 22 | — | 33 | — | — | 122 | 15 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 996 | 996 | 1054 | 69 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 996 | 925 | 925 | 433 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 69 | 487 | 978 | 224 | 224 |
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