Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 3PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 | 964 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:33AM2.08m | 7:08PM1.87m | 7:20AM1.96m | 8:03PM1.79m | 8:16AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.56m | 1:07AM0.76m | 1:46PM0.67m | 2:03AM0.86m | 2:44PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 728 | 1000 | 865 | 854 | 854 | 964 | 952 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 59 | 89 | 70 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 93 | 117 | 102 | 74 | 68 | 54 | 64 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 30 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 49 | 69 | 89 | 88 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 47 | 47 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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