Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 404 | 393 | 377 | 377 | 440 | 440 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 361 | 371 | 183 | 234 | 406 | 416 | 411 | 406 | 370 | 305 | 255 | 251 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 5:44AM2.49m | 6:03PM2.22m | 6:26AM2.38m | 6:46PM2.07m | 7:08AM2.24m | 7:31PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.23m | 00:09AM0.26m | 12:45PM0.34m | 00:51AM0.41m | 1:31PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 472 | 404 | 393 | 377 | 377 | 440 | 440 | 371 | 261 | 261 | 361 | 371 | 58 | 234 | 406 | 416 | 411 | 406 | 370 | 305 | 255 | 96 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 183 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 73 | 46 | 251 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 10 | ESE 4 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 188 | 183 | 17 | 6 | 138 | 129 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 84 | 46 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 116 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 166 | 116 | 93 | 166 |
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