
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 390 | 450 | 478 | 458 | 451 | 560 | 509 | 501 | 431 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 169 | 184 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:12AM2.90m | 3:30PM2.83m | 3:46AM3.04m | 4:07PM2.93m | 4:21AM3.12m | 4:45PM2.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.38m | 9:35PM0.35m | 9:59AM0.23m | 10:11PM0.27m | 10:35AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
357 | 390 | 450 | 478 | 458 | 451 | 560 | 509 | 501 | 431 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
116 | 172 | 170 | 112 | 147 | 167 | 87 | 144 | 144 | 112 | 91 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 52 | 49 | 67 | 59 | 137 | 88 | 57 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 14 | NW 6 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
58 | 58 | 58 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 111 | 106 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 9 | 125 | 90 | 157 | 184 | 55 | 137 | 106 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
33 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 18 | 30 | 745 | 1030 | 498 | 179 | 179 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 722 | 722 | 344 | 79 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 599 | 599 | 18 | 0 |
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