Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garrapata today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garrapata at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Garrapata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 255 | 314 | 206 | 203 | 382 | 465 | 243 | 500 | 642 | 380 | 254 | 259 | 372 | 339 | 339 | 316 | 253 | 257 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.96m | 5:08AM1.35m | 5:03PM1.97m | 6:53AM1.30m | 5:49PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.79m | 10:08AM0.98m | 00:34AM0.68m | 10:53AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 314 | 206 | 157 | 382 | 465 | 243 | 500 | 642 | 380 | 254 | 218 | 160 | 110 | 103 | 316 | 253 | 257 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | NW 8 | S 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 177 | 255 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 125 | 66 | 172 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 249 | 259 | 372 | 339 | 339 | 92 | 67 | 48 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 251 | 86 | 132 | 181 | 203 | 82 | 68 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 261 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 206 | 206 | 16 | 0 |
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