Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 2PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 881 | 781 | 851 | 802 | 875 | 955 | 943 | 943 | 1039 | 1027 | 1027 | 1014 | 1044 | 1239 | 989 | 989 | 783 | 743 | 714 | 695 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.04m | 7:11PM1.81m | 7:23AM1.91m | 8:05PM1.73m | 8:18AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.61m | 12:59PM0.54m | 1:07AM0.73m | 1:49PM0.65m | 2:03AM0.83m | 2:47PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 881 | 781 | 851 | 802 | 875 | 955 | 943 | 943 | 1039 | 1027 | 1027 | 1014 | 1044 | 1239 | 989 | 989 | 783 | 743 | 714 | 695 | 543 | 543 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 175 | 138 | 136 | 132 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | — | S 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | — | 39 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 10 | 9 | 43 | — | — | 42 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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