
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosivos today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1780 | 1759 | 1737 | 1715 | 1694 | 1799 | 1685 | 1810 | 986 | 1241 | 1001 | 1042 | 1112 | 1112 | 886 | 961 | 947 | 785 | 785 | 947 | 774 | 644 | 479 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.77m | 3:15PM0.53m | 2:57AM0.79m | 3:43PM0.61m | 3:23AM0.80m | 4:13PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.27m | 8:30PM0.33m | 9:48AM0.23m | 9:15PM0.32m | 10:04AM0.18m | 9:58PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
1780 | 1759 | 1737 | 1715 | 1694 | 1799 | 1685 | 1810 | 951 | 1241 | 964 | 874 | 844 | 1112 | 791 | 961 | 947 | 785 | 785 | 947 | 774 | 644 | 479 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
21 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 186 | 149 | 18 | 986 | 911 | 1001 | 1042 | 1112 | 615 | 886 | 27 | 305 | 311 | 238 | 27 | 122 | 85 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 21 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 7 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
42 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 142 | 142 | 29 | 18 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 107 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
20 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 68 | — | — | — | 75 | 62 | — | 572 | 92 | 101 | — | 348 | 126 | 176 | 208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
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