Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 3AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 194 | 328 | 510 | 520 | 716 | 716 | 520 | 499 | 447 | 437 | 588 | 595 | 588 | 588 | 582 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.83m | 9:48PM1.63m | 10:09AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.82m | 3:37PM0.76m | 3:48AM0.87m | 4:46PM0.76m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 153 | 120 | 328 | 510 | 520 | 716 | 716 | 520 | 499 | 447 | 437 | 588 | 595 | 588 | 588 | 582 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 45 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 101 | 97 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 279 | 194 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 87 | 29 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 |
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