Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 507 | 573 | 485 | 485 | 424 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.12m | 3:20PM2.28m | 3:52AM2.22m | 3:58PM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.35m | 9:13AM0.53m | 9:38PM0.31m | 9:52AM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 868 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 507 | 573 | 485 | 485 | 424 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NW 10 | S 6 | WNW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
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