Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 154 | 229 | 286 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 345 | 289 | 289 | 345 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 220 | 202 | 194 | 153 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:18PM1.83m | 8:41AM2.01m | 9:17PM1.72m | 9:41AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.58m | 2:16PM0.61m | 2:20AM0.71m | 3:14PM0.71m | 3:17AM0.81m | 4:20PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 122 | 119 | 123 | 126 | 154 | 229 | 286 | 275 | 275 | 281 | 286 | 345 | 289 | 289 | 345 | 279 | 279 | 274 | 220 | 202 | 194 | 153 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 106 | 109 | 183 | 178 | 160 | 95 | 95 | 158 | 151 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 57 | 65 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 98 | 98 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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