Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Toro Viejo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Toro Viejo at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Toro Viejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 998 | 1144 | 1060 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 666 | 441 | 327 | 368 | 355 | 287 | 252 | 345 | 398 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:56PM0.87m | 1:51AM0.98m | 1:42PM0.76m | 2:52AM0.97m | 2:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.24m | 8:13AM0.41m | 7:50PM0.30m | 9:35AM0.45m | 8:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 932 | 998 | 1144 | 1060 | 878 | 878 | 878 | 790 | 706 | 683 | 736 | 666 | 441 | 327 | 368 | 276 | 287 | 252 | 171 | 233 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 15 | 55 | 81 | 111 | 106 | 167 | 211 | 206 | 266 | 262 | 305 | 297 | 355 | 253 | 242 | 345 | 398 | 350 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 92 | 164 | 60 | 20 | 100 | 163 | 44 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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