Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 1AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 223 | 436 | 609 | 1437 | 2431 | 2901 | 3311 | 2982 | 2754 | 2544 | 2140 | 2050 | 1811 | 1686 | 1541 | 1496 | 1367 | 1261 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:07PM0.84m | 9:18AM1.18m | 9:40PM0.89m | 9:48AM1.16m | 10:14PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.21m | 2:47AM0.22m | 3:50PM0.18m | 3:25AM0.22m | 4:16PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 223 | 436 | 609 | 1437 | 2431 | 2901 | 3311 | 2982 | 2754 | 2544 | 2140 | 2050 | 1811 | 1686 | 1541 | 1496 | 1367 | 1261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | — | — | W 14 | — | — | W 14 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 18 | 162 | 202 | 142 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 154 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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