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The current surf forecast for Explosivos at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Explosivos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SW | S | SW | SSW | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 196 | 201 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 184 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 167 | 153 | 144 | 142 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 167 | 154 | 190 | 187 | 147 | 251 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 0.70 | 4:47PM 0.98 | 4:06AM 0.65 | 5:36PM 1.04 | 4:58AM 0.61 | 6:27PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM -0.01 | 11:07PM 0.30 | 10:29AM -0.05 | 12:05AM 0.27 | 11:14AM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |

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