Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Silencio today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Silencio at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Silencio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 929 | 799 | 738 | 764 | 717 | 598 | 589 | 565 | 555 | 472 | 595 | 564 | 694 | 985 | 974 | 929 | 943 | 1014 | 1210 | 989 | 976 | 1014 | 1048 | 924 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.06m | 5:30PM0.61m | 6:25AM1.06m | 6:23PM0.65m | 7:05AM1.03m | 7:14PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.21m | 11:27PM0.01m | 12:57PM0.18m | 00:15AM0.05m | 1:35PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 929 | 799 | 738 | 764 | 717 | 598 | 589 | 565 | 555 | 472 | 464 | 371 | 358 | 985 | 974 | 929 | 943 | 1014 | 1210 | 989 | 976 | 1014 | 1048 | 924 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 23 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 173 | 55 | 21 | 63 | 108 | 151 | 192 | 303 | 441 | 595 | 564 | 694 | 351 | 338 | 338 | 279 | 184 | 141 | 198 | 125 | — | 92 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | — | 24 | 230 | 225 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
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