Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Suicidio today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Suicidio at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Suicidio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 131 | 136 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 59 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:13AM0.40m | 4:02PM0.21m | 11:42PM0.29m | 5:11AM0.22m | 11:58AM0.40m | 4:37PM0.21m | 00:29AM0.27m | 6:11AM0.22m | 12:43PM0.39m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.21m | 7:51PM0.03m | 2:48AM0.17m | 8:00AM0.14m | 4:09PM0.21m | 8:40PM0.05m | 3:33AM0.16m | 8:42AM0.16m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
42 | 131 | 27 | 20 | 97 | 86 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SE 13 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 |
— | 42 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 |
— | — | — | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
169 | — | 136 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 35 | — | 35 | 36 | 27 | 59 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 481 | 50 | 343 | 323 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 43 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 747 | 871 | 587 | 619 |
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