Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 178 | 176 | 172 | 162 | 153 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 184 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 125 | 137 | 196 | 196 | 95 | 73 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:52PM3.36m | 1:17AM3.68m | 1:41PM3.61m | 1:59AM3.98m | 2:24PM3.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM1.35m | 7:03PM1.19m | 7:36AM1.04m | 7:48PM0.96m | 8:18AM0.70m | 8:30PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 180 | 178 | 176 | 172 | 162 | 153 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 198 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 184 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 125 | 137 | 196 | 196 | 95 | 73 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 20 | S 10 | S 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 59 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 103 | 102 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | S 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 21 | — | SSE 20 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 38 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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