Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 566 | 693 | 447 | 418 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 336 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:37PM2.47m | 1:53AM2.74m | 2:19PM2.65m | 2:31AM2.92m | 3:00PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.69m | 8:11AM0.50m | 8:21PM0.54m | 8:49AM0.29m | 9:01PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 566 | 693 | 447 | 418 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 178 | 336 | 97 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 297 | 206 | 189 | 180 | 73 | 25 | 138 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 71 | 89 | 82 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 745 | 507 | 507 | 6 | 179 | 179 | 30 | 344 | 599 | 599 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 372 | 676 | 599 | 246 |
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