Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Paraiso today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Paraiso at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Paraiso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 302 | 362 | 400 | 453 | 447 | 406 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 380 | 591 | 727 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1467 | 1384 | 1271 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:20AM0.79m | 9:16PM0.88m | 10:39AM0.78m | 9:54PM0.84m | 10:56AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM-0.00m | 3:38PM0.42m | 4:07AM0.07m | 4:09PM0.38m | 4:31AM0.15m | 4:41PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
381 | 508 | 508 | 502 | 302 | 362 | 400 | 453 | 447 | 406 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 365 | 591 | 727 | 719 | 915 | 1351 | 1467 | 1384 | 1271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
18 | 104 | 121 | 64 | 122 | 89 | 163 | 163 | 99 | 99 | 77 | 188 | 306 | 306 | 380 | 350 | 350 | 355 | 309 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
138 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 64 | 53 | 13 | 45 | 73 | 115 | 106 | 61 | 83 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 249 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 754 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 262 | 230 | 5 |
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