Esmeralda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.49° N 79.94° W

Issued: 6 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is

29.3° C

Esmeralda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 2AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s
Evening (11 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	62	61	61	60	164	146	146	144	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	E	WSW	NNE	SW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	S	SSW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide				00:05AM3.57m				12:27PM4.01m					1:13AM3.73m				1:33PM4.15m				2:18AM3.96m
Low Tide		5:52PM0.84m				6:10AM1.05m				6:59PM0.67m					7:19AM0.90m				8:02PM0.44m				8:24AM0.71m


	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—
	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	2	5	2	3	2	2	4	5	4	1	1	—	—	—	2
Temp °C	29	28	27	27	27	27	29	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	28	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	26	27
Feels °C	34	32	31	31	32	32	34	35	34	34	32	31	30	30	33	32	32	31	29	27	28	28	30	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13
kJ	42	41	41	41	164	146	146	144	144	142	135	85	71	70	70	69	69	68	67	63	60	35	34	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSE 18	SSW 6	SSE 18	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	7	61	8	60	7	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	8	7	13	14	14	13	7	7	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 6	SSE 18	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	S 22	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 18	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 18	S 21	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	62	7	61	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	9	10	10	11	11	6	12	12	30	9	26	25	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	1	3	2	3	3	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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