Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Transito today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Transito at 7PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Transito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 | 686 | 795 | 602 | 595 | 973 | 973 | 929 | 844 | 920 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 773 | 572 | 542 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM2.49m | 4:18AM2.56m | 4:35PM2.44m | 5:02AM2.56m | 5:19PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.13m | 10:03PM0.00m | 10:30AM0.11m | 10:46PM0.04m | 11:16AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 30 |
Feels °C | 30 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | 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 | 686 | 795 | 602 | 595 | 973 | 973 | 929 | 844 | 920 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 793 | 773 | 572 | 542 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 48 | 209 | 121 | 157 | 42 | 37 | 112 | 75 | 28 | 98 | 49 | 68 | 109 | 91 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 20 | 40 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 11 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 30 | 209 | 118 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 3 | SE 12 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 106 | 59 | 122 | 8 | 112 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 16 | 16 | 179 | 179 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 93 | 174 | 93 | 16 |
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