Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 12PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 186 | 234 | 217 | 260 | 263 | 263 | 318 | 314 | 258 | 199 | 249 | 293 | 346 | 334 | 326 | 318 | 257 | 165 | 163 | 161 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.87m | 11:37PM1.64m | 11:53AM1.90m | 00:37AM1.73m | 12:48PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.83m | 5:31PM0.71m | 5:34AM0.81m | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:34AM0.75m | 7:16PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 260 | 263 | 96 | 88 | 314 | 66 | 60 | 249 | 293 | 346 | 334 | 326 | 318 | 257 | 165 | 163 | 161 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 149 | 149 | 144 | 85 | 84 | 263 | 318 | 88 | 258 | 199 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 134 | 186 | 234 | 217 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 49 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 2 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 123 | 106 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 206 | 179 | 93 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 174 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 93 | 93 | 0 |
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