Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hierro today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hierro at 5AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hierro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 106 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 135 | 135 | 157 | 149 | 130 | 103 | 82 | 152 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:30AM2.27m | 4:45PM2.40m | 5:07AM2.15m | 5:23PM2.19m | 5:44AM2.00m | 6:02PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.06m | 10:27AM0.19m | 10:55PM0.21m | 11:04AM0.33m | 11:30PM0.39m | 11:44AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 80 | 80 | 31 | 31 | 135 | 135 | 157 | 149 | 130 | 103 | 82 | 152 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 111 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | — | N 7 | N 8 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 106 | 106 | 80 | 37 | — | 85 | 110 | 5 | — | — | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 18 | 18 |
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