Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 1PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 47 | 74 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 131 | 106 | 54 | 52 | 100 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:10AM4.65m | 6:29PM4.35m | 6:50AM4.48m | 7:11PM4.12m | 7:29AM4.23m | 7:53PM3.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.22m | 00:32AM0.27m | 12:59PM0.38m | 1:12AM0.53m | 1:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 17 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 131 | 106 | — | — | 100 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 102 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 73 | 0 |
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