Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 2PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 459 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 600 | 587 | 540 | 521 | 515 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.76m | 10:13PM1.75m | 10:31AM1.76m | 11:12PM1.86m | 11:32AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50PM0.76m | 4:24AM0.86m | 4:49PM0.74m | 5:28AM0.76m | 5:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 543 | 543 | 472 | 466 | 529 | 529 | 529 | 459 | 401 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 614 | 614 | 600 | 587 | 540 | 521 | 515 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 306 | 306 | 384 | 293 | 388 | 460 | 384 | 373 | 249 | 205 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 115 | 156 | 192 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 10 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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