Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 558 | 479 | 558 | 621 | 614 | 686 | 607 | 1320 | 1145 | 1065 | 1027 | 1014 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 894 | 894 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.48m | 8:36AM1.74m | 9:39PM1.38m | 8:52AM1.71m | 10:08PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.65m | 3:19PM0.19m | 2:49AM0.73m | 3:45PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 33 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 581 | 558 | 479 | 412 | 621 | 407 | 686 | 472 | 1320 | 1145 | 1065 | 1027 | 1014 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 894 | 894 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 455 | 450 | 441 | 558 | 407 | 614 | 407 | 607 | 264 | 228 | 177 | 142 | 89 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | — | S 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 13 | 28 | 132 | 116 | 128 | 136 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | 64 | 39 | 26 | 57 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 303 | 227 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 227 | 59 | 59 |
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