Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 412 | 362 | 297 | 309 | 455 | 450 | 450 | 602 | 628 | 799 | 799 | 790 | 781 | 874 | 908 | 865 | 1158 | 823 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.99m | 9:30AM1.50m | 9:29AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.46m | 2:51AM0.89m | 5:24PM0.59m | 7:00PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 418 | 412 | 362 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 288 | 276 | 602 | 628 | 799 | 799 | 790 | 781 | 874 | 908 | 865 | 1158 | 823 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 68 | 455 | 450 | 450 | 81 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 11 | 69 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 116 | 44 | 309 | 60 | 58 | 77 | 183 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 40 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 148 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 246 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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