Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosivos today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 562 | 683 | 755 | 553 | 518 | 350 | 628 | 650 | 677 | 535 | 535 | 534 | 325 | 330 | 485 | 802 | 448 | 1387 | 726 | 1623 | 1699 | 1748 | 1247 | 662 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:15AM0.88m | 8:56PM0.71m | 8:49AM0.77m | 9:53PM0.70m | 9:23AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.19m | 2:45PM0.17m | 2:39AM0.29m | 3:21PM0.19m | 3:38AM0.37m | 3:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 562 | 683 | 755 | 553 | 518 | 350 | 628 | 650 | 677 | 535 | 535 | 534 | 325 | 330 | 485 | 802 | 448 | 1387 | 382 | 1623 | 1699 | 1748 | 345 | 662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | S 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 176 | 198 | 183 | 102 | 83 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 251 | 157 | 54 | 21 | 301 | 258 | 499 | 366 | — | 15 | 15 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 17 | — | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | SW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 78 | 11 | 186 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 67 | 54 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | SSW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 34 | 27 | — | 20 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 37 | — | 14 | — | 726 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 1247 | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
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