Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Guiones today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 1AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 558 | 628 | 621 | 719 | 703 | 763 | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.91m | 5:49AM2.00m | 6:21PM1.80m | 6:31AM1.88m | 7:08PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.47m | 12:10PM0.40m | 00:20AM0.59m | 12:55PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 401 | 395 | 347 | 276 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 558 | 628 | 621 | 719 | 703 | 763 | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 26 | 21 | 244 | 306 | 388 | 450 | 436 | 208 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 111 | 132 | 28 | 29 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 117 | 160 | 214 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 71 | 69 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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