Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 9AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 140 | 142 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52AM3.80m | 7:24PM3.57m | 7:33AM3.55m | 8:10PM3.34m | 8:21AM3.32m | 9:09PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.93m | 1:08PM0.81m | 1:24AM1.18m | 1:52PM1.06m | 2:11AM1.42m | 2:43PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 63 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 96 | 91 | 90 | 23 | 23 | 142 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 144 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 38 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 90 | 140 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | WSW 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 21 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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