Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 6AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1099 | 1087 | 1087 | 1099 | 1404 | 1548 | 1564 | 1564 | 1532 | 1327 | 1453 | 1741 | 1741 | 1741 | 1573 | 1537 | 1415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.74m | 1:14PM2.05m | 1:53AM1.84m | 2:00PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.57m | 6:59AM0.70m | 7:46PM0.49m | 7:47AM0.63m | 8:27PM0.41m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1099 | 1087 | 1087 | 1099 | 1404 | 1548 | 1564 | 1564 | 1532 | 1327 | 1453 | 1741 | 1741 | 1741 | 1573 | 1537 | 1415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 67 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 219 | 81 | 62 | 45 | 40 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 162 | 162 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 19 | — | — | — | 31 | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 93 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 16 | 0 |
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