
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
280 | 226 | 262 | 171 | 171 | 307 | 370 | 307 | 249 | 162 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 310 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:59AM2.63m | 4:24PM2.37m | 4:40AM2.63m | 5:06PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.20m | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:59AM0.10m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
200 | 139 | 262 | 130 | 144 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 154 | 151 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 104 | 254 | 310 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
280 | 226 | 137 | 144 | 123 | 307 | 370 | 307 | 249 | 162 | 58 | 90 | 88 | 254 | 75 | 55 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 |
86 | 88 | 91 | 171 | 171 | 121 | 167 | 167 | 162 | 152 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 31 | 33 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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