Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 245 | 293 | 284 | 272 | 232 | 144 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.47m | 00:07AM0.95m | 11:31AM1.41m | 11:46AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.84m | 8:25PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 245 | 293 | 284 | 272 | 232 | 144 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | W 3 | S 9 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 21 | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | W 3 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 60 | 54 | 31 | 12 | 55 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 351 | 247 | 227 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 227 | 0 |
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