
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
774 | 844 | 834 | 920 | 909 | 803 | 875 | 964 | 842 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 598 | 676 | 607 | 607 | 529 | 962 | 386 | 381 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.21m | 1:15AM2.40m | 1:40PM2.28m | 2:00AM2.49m | 2:25PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.43m | 6:58PM0.36m | 7:32AM0.31m | 7:45PM0.30m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:28PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
774 | 844 | 834 | 920 | 909 | 803 | 875 | 964 | 842 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 598 | 676 | 453 | 453 | 529 | 962 | 313 | 304 | 357 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
81 | 23 | 23 | 106 | 224 | 264 | 257 | 91 | 89 | 546 | 546 | 450 | 299 | 260 | 209 | 319 | 607 | 607 | 323 | 99 | 386 | 381 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | WNW 8 | S 14 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
63 | 27 | 74 | 23 | 23 | 224 | 24 | 59 | 186 | 128 | 89 | 125 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 104 | 101 | 17 | 38 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
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