Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Guiones today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 459 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 285 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 184 | 299 | 234 | 231 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:07AM2.37m | 3:28PM2.26m | 3:48AM2.40m | 4:09PM2.23m | 4:27AM2.37m | 4:49PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.11m | 9:34PM0.10m | 10:03AM0.09m | 10:14PM0.14m | 10:43AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 459 | 459 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 285 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 58 | 71 | 66 | 40 | 48 | 66 | 78 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 128 | 95 | 219 | 194 | 246 | 366 | 370 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 17 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 47 | 60 | 60 | 134 | 184 | 299 | 234 | 231 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 50 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 279 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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