Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 984 | 962 | 844 | 920 | 1004 | 991 | 979 | 954 | 809 | 767 | 757 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 581 | 573 | 630 | 471 | 398 | 398 | 340 | 335 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:21AM2.27m | 3:34PM2.25m | 3:56AM2.37m | 4:11PM2.26m | 4:31AM2.43m | 4:49PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.35m | 9:42PM0.25m | 10:06AM0.28m | 10:16PM0.23m | 10:45AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 984 | 962 | 844 | 920 | 1004 | 991 | 979 | 954 | 809 | 767 | 757 | 668 | 659 | 659 | 581 | 573 | 630 | 471 | 398 | 398 | 340 | 335 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | W 11 | SW 20 | W 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 85 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | W 9 | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | — | 20 | 18 | 18 | — | 48 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | ESE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 154 | 32 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 45 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 12 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 179 | 93 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 166 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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