Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- 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 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 232 | 221 | 336 | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 346 | 297 | 245 | 293 | 284 | 272 | 186 | 144 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.12m | 11:16AM1.47m | 00:07AM0.95m | 11:31AM1.41m | 11:46AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.76m | 6:23PM0.70m | 4:07AM0.84m | 8:25PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 205 | 138 | 221 | 336 | 346 | 350 | 360 | 465 | 483 | 483 | 406 | 340 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 346 | 297 | 245 | 293 | 284 | 272 | 186 | 144 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 9 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | W 3 |
| kJ | 216 | 232 | 79 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 67 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 21 | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | W 8 | — | — | SW 21 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 68 | 1 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 31 | 14 | 55 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 2 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 293 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 295 | 246 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 227 | 0 |
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