Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 341 | 346 | 355 | 406 | 224 | 216 | 232 | 221 | 336 | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.51m | 11:22PM1.12m | 11:16AM1.47m | 00:07AM0.95m | 11:31AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.64m | 4:29AM0.76m | 6:23PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.84m | 8:25PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 37 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
346 | 341 | 346 | 355 | 406 | 224 | 205 | 138 | 221 | 336 | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 11 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 22 | W 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 21 |
9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 216 | 216 | 232 | 79 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 11 | — | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
2 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 17 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SSW 9 | — |
— | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 325 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 295 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 81 | 0 |
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