Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15PM4.52m | 4:45AM4.66m | 5:02PM4.56m | 5:28AM4.72m | 5:46PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.31m | 10:27PM-0.00m | 10:53AM0.18m | 11:11PM-0.02m | 11:36AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 13 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 74 | 145 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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