Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Pescadero today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Pescadero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
318 | 313 | 246 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 | 604 | 499 | 455 | 394 | 325 | 389 | 321 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.58m | 00:09AM1.02m | 12:00PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.72m | 4:35AM0.84m | 8:23PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
318 | 313 | 229 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 | 604 | 499 | 455 | 394 | 325 | 389 | 321 | 321 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
243 | 252 | 246 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
22 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 67 | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 54 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 54 | 559 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 401 | 401 | 54 | 54 |
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