Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jiquilillo today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jiquilillo at 10PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jiquilillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
336 | 360 | 353 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 390 | 318 | 443 | 255 | 251 | 211 | 208 | 160 | 151 | 261 | 282 | 273 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45PM2.03m | 7:08AM2.20m | 7:30PM1.88m | 7:53AM2.06m | 8:19PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.35m | 00:53AM0.40m | 1:33PM0.48m | 1:35AM0.55m | 2:23PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
336 | 360 | 353 | 416 | 416 | 411 | 390 | 318 | 443 | 255 | 251 | 76 | 96 | 160 | 151 | 261 | 282 | 273 | 269 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 3 |
74 | 57 | 63 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 42 | 68 | 44 | 53 | 211 | 208 | 73 | 53 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SE 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SW 18 |
8 | 17 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 18 | 2 | — | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 133 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 208 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 132 | 281 | 82 |
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