Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Paraiso today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Paraiso at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Paraiso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 334 | 512 | 392 | 183 | 225 | 282 | 378 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 327 | 323 | 347 | 336 | 327 | 327 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM0.71m | 9:37AM0.71m | 6:22PM0.61m | 9:26AM0.72m | 7:01PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.23m | 2:43PM0.56m | 1:59AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
222 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 334 | 512 | 392 | 147 | 144 | 282 | 378 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 312 | 157 | 168 | 136 | 116 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
125 | 122 | 92 | 120 | 117 | 90 | 92 | 128 | 183 | 225 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 157 | 154 | 307 | 347 | 336 | 273 | 246 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
8 | 7 | 28 | 80 | 154 | 31 | 7 | 102 | 147 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 184 | 184 | 183 | 327 | 323 | 255 | 255 | 327 | 327 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
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