
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Faja Dos Padres today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Faja Dos Padres at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Faja Dos Padres. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.52m | 6:57AM1.55m | 7:36PM1.37m | 8:18AM1.44m | 9:23PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.61m | 00:30AM0.70m | 1:16PM0.76m | 1:33AM0.84m | 2:56PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 8 |
83 | 75 | 231 | 44 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 84 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 8 | SSW 12 |
32 | 31 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 15 | N 15 | SSW 12 | NNW 14 |
24 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
149 | 191 | 6 | 303 | 303 | 296 | 314 | 300 | 300 | 294 | 287 | 281 | 252 | 246 | 224 | 191 | 145 | 142 | 101 | 157 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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