Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Palito today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Palito at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Palito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:52PM0.33m | 7:37PM0.32m | 9:37AM0.20m | 8:23PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.05m | 4:12AM0.07m | 4:41AM0.10m | 11:13AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 601 | 638 | 153 | 121 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 617 | 46 | 169 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 639 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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