Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 10PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 1263 | 1336 | 1230 | 1946 | 1401 | 1367 | 1591 | 1571 | 1552 | 1622 | 1589 | 2010 | 1804 | 1875 | 930 | 1193 | 1339 | 1208 | 2140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38PM0.72m | 6:18AM1.00m | 7:20PM0.81m | 7:04AM1.02m | 7:56PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.35m | 11:46PM0.48m | 1:12PM0.30m | 00:48AM0.43m | 1:42PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 643 | 1263 | 1336 | 1230 | 1946 | 1401 | 1367 | 1591 | 1571 | 1552 | 1622 | 1589 | 2010 | 1804 | 1875 | 929 | 736 | 786 | 1208 | 2140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1149 | 581 | 529 | 418 | 15 | 224 | 193 | 45 | 45 | 99 | 253 | 149 | 679 | 547 | 211 | 930 | 1193 | 1339 | 603 | 585 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 7 | WNW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 49 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 195 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 195 | 147 | 0 |
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