Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.24m | 11:46PM3.02m | 12:04PM3.21m | 00:59AM3.10m | 1:12PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM1.59m | 5:22PM1.42m | 5:46AM1.66m | 6:37PM1.37m | 7:00AM1.57m | 7:38PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
25 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
9 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 102 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 102 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 111 | 134 | 111 | 111 |
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