Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 964 | 964 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 894 | 801 | 657 | 649 | 640 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 623 | 536 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 476 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.30m | 7:29AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.13m | 6:33AM1.30m | 5:09PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.65m | 12:48PM1.08m | 11:27PM0.58m | 12:12PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 964 | 964 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 894 | 801 | 657 | 649 | 640 | 631 | 631 | 631 | 623 | 536 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 476 | 476 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 125 | 141 | 228 | 191 | 231 | 210 | 234 | 207 | 189 | 111 | 80 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 108 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 293 | 284 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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