
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Juan Tornillo today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Juan Tornillo at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Juan Tornillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.45m | 11:03PM2.34m | 11:20AM2.42m | 00:20AM2.44m | 12:34PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM1.31m | 4:36PM1.15m | 5:10AM1.36m | 5:53PM1.13m | 6:26AM1.27m | 6:55PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
72 | 72 | 71 | 236 | 236 | 234 | 137 | 201 | 108 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 249 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 214 | 260 | 211 | 163 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
16 | 16 | 184 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 67 | 197 | 61 | 60 | 20 | 21 | 192 | 183 | 167 | 163 | 165 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
137 | 133 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 489 | 489 | 429 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 41 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 363 | 724 | 19 | 17 |
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