Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Paraiso today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Paraiso at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Paraiso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 589 | 606 | 623 | 702 | 343 | 481 | 318 | 508 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 702 | 649 | 759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:20AM0.76m | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:22AM0.74m | 11:48PM0.52m | 11:11AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.37m | 4:45AM0.41m | 6:13PM0.39m | 4:13AM0.44m | 6:51PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 676 | 676 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 589 | 589 | 606 | 623 | 702 | 253 | 481 | 318 | 508 | 553 | 561 | 568 | 702 | 649 | 759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 343 | 170 | 202 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 79 | 258 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 756 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 261 | 233 | 0 |
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