
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 137 | 104 | 100 | 110 | 116 | 173 | 166 | 120 | 203 | 200 | 187 | 224 | 241 | 233 | 303 | 319 | 308 | 261 | 290 | 284 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.98m | 6:10PM0.62m | 6:23AM1.00m | 7:10PM0.67m | 7:14AM1.04m | 7:53PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.41m | 11:12PM0.44m | 1:33PM0.36m | 00:25AM0.41m | 2:09PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
140 | 140 | 137 | 104 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 173 | 166 | 120 | 203 | 200 | 187 | 224 | 241 | 233 | 303 | 319 | 308 | 261 | 290 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 65 | 63 | 16 | 116 | 79 | 61 | 57 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 11 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | S 15 | W 11 | — | SW 15 |
78 | 101 | 93 | 15 | 15 | 110 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 195 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 113 |
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