Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 137 | 126 | 85 | 121 | 84 | 70 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:54PM4.10m | 4:02AM4.26m | 4:31PM4.10m | 4:38AM4.21m | 5:07PM4.04m | 5:13AM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.33m | 9:54PM0.64m | 10:17AM0.30m | 10:30PM0.64m | 10:52AM0.33m | 11:07PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 137 | 126 | 85 | 121 | 84 | 70 | 80 | 65 | 62 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | N 3 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 19 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NNE 3 | — | N 7 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 145 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 74 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
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