Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosivos today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1485 | 1062 | 1436 | 606 | 637 | 1130 | 917 | 808 | 740 | 675 | 661 | 650 | 646 | 646 | 586 | 529 | 473 | 412 | 404 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM0.69m | 9:57AM0.58m | 00:15AM0.68m | 10:40AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.21m | 4:58AM0.44m | 4:43PM0.24m | 7:07AM0.46m | 5:42PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1485 | 1062 | 1436 | 606 | 568 | 1130 | 917 | 808 | 740 | 675 | 661 | 86 | 646 | 646 | 586 | 529 | 473 | 412 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 257 | 298 | 215 | 325 | 208 | 239 | 161 | 153 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 104 | 102 | 128 | 87 | 161 | 125 | 121 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 15 | 345 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 69 | 67 | 90 | 110 | 107 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 149 | 229 | 637 | 878 | — | — | — | — | — | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 9 | 9 |
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