Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 163 | 206 | 203 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.90m | 11:36PM1.70m | 11:51AM1.94m | 00:36AM1.79m | 12:46PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.74m | 5:33AM0.85m | 6:26PM0.67m | 6:33AM0.78m | 7:14PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 134 | 106 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 53 | 206 | 203 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 102 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 163 | 51 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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