Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 26s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 26s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 26 | SSE 26 | S 26 | S 26 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 55 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 54 | 52 | 91 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 90 | 88 | 76 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.54m | 11:20PM3.20m | 11:37AM3.42m | 00:25AM3.15m | 12:39PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM1.33m | 5:02PM1.23m | 5:17AM1.48m | 6:06PM1.27m | 6:23AM1.52m | 7:09PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 8 | 4 | 91 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 24 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | S 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 52 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 90 | 88 | 76 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 6 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 26 | SSE 26 | S 26 | S 26 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 66 | 53 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 7 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 17 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 102 | 111 | 138 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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