
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 412 | 412 | 362 | 352 | 272 | 261 | 373 | 253 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 236 | 231 | 339 | 318 | 311 | 307 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.47m | 10:07AM1.38m | 9:32AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.69m | 11:35PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
412 | 412 | 412 | 362 | 352 | 272 | 261 | 295 | 253 | 253 | 208 | 205 | 205 | 172 | 170 | 164 | 157 | 193 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
162 | 162 | 287 | 287 | 285 | 269 | 241 | 373 | 239 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 236 | 231 | 339 | 318 | 311 | 307 | 190 | 190 | 152 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | SW 6 | S 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 4 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 4 | SSE 8 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 5 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 13 | — | 72 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 106 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 293 | 295 | 246 | 0 | 0 |
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