Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Estero del Plátano today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Estero del Plátano at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Estero del Plátano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 132 | 103 | 102 | 119 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 142 | 142 | 85 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 142 | 248 | 146 | 314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM2.34m | 2:01AM2.52m | 2:14PM2.51m | 2:38AM2.72m | 2:53PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.95m | 7:43PM0.73m | 8:10AM0.76m | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:48AM0.56m | 8:59PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 134 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 132 | 103 | 102 | 119 | 31 | 111 | 111 | 142 | 142 | 85 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 142 | 248 | 120 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 113 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 46 | 84 | 85 | 103 | 124 | 146 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 10 | S 21 | NW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 37 | 42 | — | 25 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 744 | 921 | 645 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 983 | 745 | 728 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 607 | 471 | 471 | 344 |
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