Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 8AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM4.11m | 5:44PM3.94m | 5:50AM3.97m | 6:22PM3.80m | 6:27AM3.79m | 7:02PM3.65m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.70m | 11:29AM0.42m | 11:44PM0.82m | 12:06PM0.57m | 00:22AM0.97m | 12:45PM0.75m | 1:03AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 133 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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