Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
193 | 188 | 143 | 141 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 109 | 194 | 194 | 155 | 197 | 194 | 248 | 251 | 306 | 373 | 303 | 432 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 1:26AM1.86m | 1:35PM2.06m | 2:08AM2.00m | 2:18PM2.15m | 2:46AM2.15m | 2:57PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.65m | 7:57PM0.46m | 8:09AM0.55m | 8:33PM0.37m | 8:50AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
193 | 188 | 143 | 141 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 194 | 24 | 197 | 194 | 248 | 251 | 306 | 254 | 208 | 432 | 595 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSE 8 |
28 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 109 | 194 | 25 | 155 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 43 | 373 | 303 | 27 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SW 13 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 83 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 104 | 54 | 53 | 14 | 136 | 306 | 76 | 16 | 29 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 3 | SE 8 | ESE 5 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 82 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 206 | 213 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 116 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 179 | 93 | 166 | 16 |
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