Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 434 | 428 | 416 | 410 | 416 | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 301 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.29m | 6:23AM2.44m | 6:44PM2.14m | 7:05AM2.29m | 7:29PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:48AM0.43m | 1:27PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 428 | 434 | 428 | 416 | 410 | 416 | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 113 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 89 | 88 | 90 | 301 | 245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | NW 5 | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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