Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 9PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 232 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 147 | 111 | 113 | 158 | 158 | 206 | 291 | 258 | 124 | 116 | 140 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.34m | 11:15AM1.26m | 2:07PM1.26m | 8:58AM1.22m | 4:46PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.63m | 12:02PM1.26m | 00:24AM0.50m | 12:17PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 239 | 232 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 147 | 111 | 113 | 158 | 158 | 206 | 291 | 258 | 124 | 116 | 140 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 16 | 78 | 16 | 43 | 16 | 30 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 83 | 100 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 3 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 55 | 16 | 48 | 70 | 44 | 49 | 1 | 49 | 49 | — | 61 | 43 | 26 | 51 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 293 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 343 | 295 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 284 | 295 | 325 | 106 | 0 |
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