Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Quijote today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Quijote at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Quijote. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
209 | 203 | 246 | 408 | 251 | 203 | 208 | 318 | 476 | 671 | 861 | 851 | 755 | 929 | 1031 | 813 | 1208 | 1163 | 1222 | 1074 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.72m | 9:00AM1.54m | 8:40PM1.70m | 9:18AM1.60m | 9:13PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.63m | 2:41AM0.18m | 2:40PM0.54m | 3:02AM0.25m | 3:11PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
84 | 81 | 75 | 408 | 251 | 203 | 208 | 318 | 476 | 671 | 861 | 851 | 755 | 929 | 1031 | 813 | 1208 | 1163 | 1222 | 1074 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | — | SW 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 |
209 | 203 | 246 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 111 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 130 | — | 167 | 13 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 10 | SW 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 5 | SW 6 |
154 | 152 | 127 | 20 | 61 | 184 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 293 | 295 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 293 | 293 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 246 | 81 | 0 |
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