Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosivos today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 7PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 823 | 1027 | 1303 | 1334 | 1586 | 1492 | 1420 | 1179 | 1164 | 1135 | 1091 | 1034 | 833 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 706 | 639 | 612 | 465 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM0.43m | 10:35PM0.72m | 11:57PM0.71m | 11:44AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.24m | 2:59PM0.29m | 8:58AM0.35m | 4:24PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 823 | 1027 | 1303 | 1334 | 1586 | 1492 | 1420 | 1179 | 1164 | 1135 | 1091 | 1034 | 833 | 821 | 726 | 716 | 706 | 639 | 612 | 465 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 186 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 51 | 12 | 279 | 287 | 259 | 259 | 227 | 196 | 163 | 47 | 127 | 103 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 21 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 16 | W 19 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | SW 18 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 125 | 74 | 19 | 7 | 44 | 21 | 17 | 50 | 61 | 267 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 251 | 239 | 223 | 223 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 |
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