Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Bajo / La Bestia today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Bajo / La Bestia at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo / La Bestia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 495 | 466 | 512 | 512 | 293 | 331 | 278 | 207 | 169 | 208 | 214 | 260 | 257 | 130 | 163 | 159 | 155 | 178 | 178 | 174 | 176 | 297 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30PM0.91m | 9:56AM1.61m | 10:24PM0.91m | 10:46AM1.59m | 11:20PM0.91m | 11:37AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.29m | 3:01AM0.28m | 4:55PM0.27m | 3:52AM0.30m | 5:47PM0.27m | 4:45AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 499 | 495 | 466 | 512 | 512 | 293 | 331 | 278 | 207 | 169 | 134 | 106 | 260 | 257 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 155 | 178 | 178 | 173 | 163 | 297 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 131 | 201 | 307 | 307 | 197 | 152 | 106 | 130 | 163 | 208 | 214 | 86 | 64 | 130 | 163 | 159 | 120 | 155 | 178 | 174 | 176 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 11 | SW 4 | S 12 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 16 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 236 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 48 | 128 | 125 | 121 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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