Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Empuriabrava today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Empuriabrava at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Empuriabrava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM0.17m | 2:11AM0.13m | 5:31PM0.17m | 3:44AM0.12m | 6:41PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.12m | 9:21AM0.07m | 00:58AM0.11m | 10:43AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 4 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | ENE 2 | — | — |
— | — | 17 | 9 | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 122 | 125 | 552 | 365 | 421 | 73 | 73 | 52 | 110 | 52 | 304 | 196 | 273 | 214 | 122 | 122 | 355 | 405 | 404 | 493 | 404 | 404 |
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