Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Juan Tornillo today (12 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Juan Tornillo at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Juan Tornillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:16PM3.41m | 3:51AM3.52m | 4:06PM3.52m | 4:37AM3.66m | 4:53PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.11m | 9:58AM0.29m | 10:19PM0.02m | 10:45AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
19 | 27 | 196 | 14 | 134 | 134 | 76 | 52 | 52 | 99 | 125 | 92 | 184 | 236 | 520 | 483 | 447 | 686 | 777 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
85 | 124 | 26 | 109 | 14 | 13 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 150 | 136 | 88 | 89 | 5 | 20 | 19 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
127 | 59 | 7 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 55 | 36 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 387 | 387 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 363 | 359 | 359 | 19 |
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