Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:10AM3.94m | 8:37PM3.55m | 8:54AM3.65m | 9:28PM3.28m | 9:46AM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.83m | 2:23PM0.87m | 2:35AM1.12m | 3:11PM1.12m | 3:25AM1.39m | 4:10PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | — | — | — | 49 | 47 | — | 5 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | — | S 22 | S 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 117 | 89 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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