Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Guiones today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 202 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 149 | 134 | 134 | 224 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.56m | 9:42AM1.74m | 10:29PM1.52m | 10:49AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.64m | 3:19AM0.75m | 4:20PM0.68m | 4:28AM0.79m | 5:28PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 289 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 202 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 149 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 75 | 106 | 109 | 183 | 176 | 160 | 95 | 95 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 224 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 14 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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