Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Getares today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Getares at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Getares. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:35PM0.75m | 8:02AM0.67m | 8:18PM0.69m | 8:57AM0.61m | 9:17PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.20m | 1:53AM0.22m | 2:04PM0.27m | 2:43AM0.28m | 2:58PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | W 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 10 |
18 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — |
2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | 17 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 332 | 461 | 547 | 263 | 263 | 294 | 316 | 316 | 424 | 501 | 354 | 332 | 332 | 329 | 331 | 354 | 451 | 804 | 324 | 163 |
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