Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 373 | 368 | 363 | 357 | 299 | 290 | 282 | 366 | 434 | 334 | 322 | 314 | 653 | 367 | 367 | 489 | 483 | 477 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:31PM2.22m | 11:51AM2.14m | 00:27AM2.37m | 12:49PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM1.01m | 5:49AM1.09m | 6:04PM0.95m | 6:45AM0.92m | 6:55PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 379 | 373 | 368 | 363 | 357 | 299 | 290 | 282 | 277 | 434 | 196 | 193 | 314 | 653 | 367 | 367 | 489 | 483 | 477 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 101 | 96 | 85 | 84 | 23 | 23 | 323 | 319 | 366 | 196 | 334 | 322 | 190 | 42 | 112 | 110 | 14 | 61 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 10 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 80 | 258 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 60 | 59 | 4 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 45 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 676 | 344 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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