
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 11AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
194 | 192 | 173 | 165 | 163 | 165 | 264 | 264 | 211 | 161 | 149 | 151 | 201 | 203 | 201 | 155 | 153 | 112 | 134 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.09m | 00:25AM2.16m | 12:37PM2.19m | 1:20AM2.33m | 1:31PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17AM1.20m | 5:55PM0.98m | 6:32AM1.11m | 6:56PM0.87m | 7:27AM0.95m | 7:43PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
168 | 192 | 173 | 78 | 163 | 165 | 264 | 264 | 211 | 161 | 149 | 151 | 201 | 203 | 201 | 155 | 153 | 112 | 134 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
194 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 19 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 10 | NW 8 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
14 | 168 | 165 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 21 | — | 14 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 78 | 23 | 36 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 18 | 918 | 918 | 344 | 202 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1131 | 344 | 344 | 30 | 179 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 202 | 344 | 30 | 6 |
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