Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Pescadero today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Pescadero at 6PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Pescadero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 568 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 246 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.65m | 10:50PM1.39m | 11:08AM1.63m | 11:25PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.60m | 4:36AM0.62m | 5:41PM0.66m | 4:43AM0.74m | 6:36PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 568 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 608 | 674 | 318 | 313 | 229 | 390 | 431 | 515 | 522 | 537 | 581 | 596 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 243 | 252 | 246 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSE 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 33 | 17 | — | 33 | 37 | 37 | — | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 368 | 0 | 54 | 29 | 0 | 324 | 559 | 559 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
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