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The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Encuentro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 202 | 211 | 220 | 277 | 276 | 301 | 314 | 314 | 250 | 294 | 250 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 235 | 273 | 188 | 267 | 267 | 262 | 300 | 295 | 175 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SSW | SW | SW | NNE | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | E | E | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.82 | 6:55PM 0.48 | 7:57AM 0.86 | 7:51PM 0.47 | 8:52AM 0.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03AM 0.00 | 1:39PM 0.14 | 12:54AM -0.03 | 2:36PM 0.12 | 1:47AM -0.05 | 3:32PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |

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