
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Junquillal today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 344 | 339 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 318 | 258 | 250 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.84m | 12:13PM1.95m | 00:47AM1.99m | 1:02PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.72m | 6:04AM0.79m | 6:33PM0.63m | 6:55AM0.66m | 7:14PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
421 | 421 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 344 | 339 | 322 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 215 | 263 | 318 | 258 | 250 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
40 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 149 | 181 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 234 | 221 | 215 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
28 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 40 | 29 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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