Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 149 | 175 | 147 | 225 | 138 | 198 | 222 | 222 | 269 | 197 | 192 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29AM2.51m | 5:44PM2.39m | 6:17AM2.47m | 6:33PM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM-0.01m | 11:40AM0.20m | 11:58PM0.09m | 12:31PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 195 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 149 | 175 | 147 | 225 | 138 | 198 | 222 | 222 | 269 | 175 | 169 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 34 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 97 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 105 | 59 | 8 | 126 | 118 | 197 | 192 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 70 | 70 | 31 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 69 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 5 | ENE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 206 | 179 | 179 |
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