Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Guiones today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 252 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:28AM2.28m | 4:46PM2.11m | 5:05AM2.29m | 5:25PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.22m | 10:50PM0.22m | 11:21AM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 252 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 112 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 113 | 6 | 112 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 299 | 39 | 14 |
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