Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 134 | 157 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.14m | 2:18PM0.92m | 3:32AM1.08m | 3:28PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.37m | 8:52AM0.60m | 8:33PM0.46m | 10:06AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 170 | 132 | 122 | 118 | 116 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 134 | 157 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 21 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | W 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 389 | 283 | 84 |
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