Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 12AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
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 Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 931 | 746 | 728 | 719 | 710 | 546 | 546 | 683 | 631 | 606 | 466 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.27m | 8:15AM2.21m | 9:08PM2.17m | 9:20AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.76m | 2:12AM1.04m | 2:41PM0.91m | 3:17AM1.16m | 3:48PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 931 | 746 | 728 | 719 | 710 | 546 | 546 | 683 | 631 | 606 | 466 | 407 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 80 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 65 | 65 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 39 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 11 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 80 | 21 | 42 | 57 | 63 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 65 | 19 | 36 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 179 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 343 | 855 | 599 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 344 | 344 | 282 | 6 |
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