Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
382 | 424 | 167 | 169 | 135 | 99 | 90 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 109 | 124 | 65 | 54 | 52 | 81 | 102 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.69m | 9:26AM1.72m | 10:20PM1.57m | 10:21AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.47m | 3:18AM0.71m | 3:55PM0.57m | 4:12AM0.82m | 4:56PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
12 | 12 | 167 | 169 | 135 | 99 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 52 | 81 | 102 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
12 | — | — | 167 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 109 | 124 | 65 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 22 | W 22 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 22 | SW 21 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | 25 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
382 | 424 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 41 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1119 | 1109 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 78 | 78 | 660 | 1103 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 78 | 1105 | 1119 | 618 | 337 |
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