Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jiquilillo today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jiquilillo at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jiquilillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 222 | 175 | 210 | 167 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 150 | 241 | 270 | 447 | 587 | 496 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:44PM2.34m | 6:17AM2.42m | 6:32PM2.20m | 7:04AM2.34m | 7:21PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:33PM0.29m | 00:46AM0.23m | 1:24PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 207 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 222 | 151 | 149 | 167 | 133 | 246 | 246 | 131 | 131 | 270 | 447 | 587 | 496 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 125 | 127 | 129 | 94 | 15 | 15 | 175 | 210 | 154 | 246 | 129 | 127 | 150 | 241 | 86 | 23 | 173 | 306 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 94 | 130 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 281 | 236 | 0 |
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