
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faja Dos Padres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 27 | 26 | 277 | 253 | 242 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 144 | 33 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.82m | 1:24PM2.03m | 1:45AM1.96m | 1:55PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:12AM0.37m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.24m | 8:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 7 |
313 | 346 | 341 | 277 | 253 | 242 | 205 | 199 | 175 | 175 | 144 | 118 | 114 | 110 | 104 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | NW 10 |
28 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 41 | 16 | 70 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 3 | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 21 | 17 | — | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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