Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hierro today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hierro at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hierro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 120 | 148 | 148 | 170 | 178 | 213 | 266 | 378 | 453 | 695 | 902 | 917 | 917 | 828 | 813 | 716 | 663 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:02PM2.36m | 2:21AM2.21m | 2:32PM2.45m | 2:52AM2.28m | 3:03PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:18AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.10m | 8:49AM0.15m | 9:14PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | — | ENE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 8 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 37 | 43 | 81 | 94 | 99 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 120 | 148 | 148 | 170 | 178 | 213 | 266 | 378 | 453 | 695 | 902 | 917 | 917 | 828 | 813 | 716 | 663 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 282 | 446 | 282 | 282 | 283 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 | 283 |
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