
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Juan Tornillo today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Juan Tornillo at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Juan Tornillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 5 | W 12 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.46m | 00:24AM2.68m | 12:47PM2.61m | 1:11AM2.89m | 1:36PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM1.25m | 6:02PM1.08m | 6:42AM1.07m | 6:54PM0.95m | 7:29AM0.83m | 7:39PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
301 | 293 | 293 | 238 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 221 | 215 | 202 | 175 | 136 | 136 | 268 | 264 | 502 | 441 | 258 | 362 | 362 | 353 | 335 | 318 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 |
14 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 133 | 155 | 209 | 252 | 316 | 243 | 235 | 219 | 134 | 132 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 5 | W 12 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 9 | — |
40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 386 | 428 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 73 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 428 | 428 | 41 | 19 |
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