Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 307 | 329 | 291 | 291 | 238 | 263 | 258 | 270 | 286 | 348 | 416 | 432 | 449 | 449 | 496 | 487 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25PM0.86m | 3:46AM0.96m | 3:24PM0.76m | 4:49AM1.00m | 4:32PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.42m | 8:55PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.46m | 9:41PM0.27m | 11:31AM0.45m | 10:32PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 341 | 336 | 336 | 330 | 307 | 329 | 291 | 291 | 238 | 263 | 258 | 270 | 286 | 348 | 416 | 432 | 449 | 449 | 496 | 487 | 469 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 180 | 186 | 186 | 176 | 173 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 135 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 17 | 19 | 275 | 273 | 197 | 188 | 227 | 368 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | S 4 | W 20 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 20 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | W 19 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 66 | 105 | 105 | 33 | 147 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 |
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