Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 461 | 339 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 264 | 246 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 250 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.53m | 10:05PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.46m | 11:19PM1.58m | 11:26AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.64m | 4:11AM0.90m | 4:30PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.90m | 5:42PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 461 | 339 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 264 | 246 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 316 | 316 | 312 | 307 | 307 | 250 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 113 | 151 | 186 | 184 | 181 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 11 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | WNW 12 | W 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 86 | 1048 | 817 | 352 | 86 | 118 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1099 | 222 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 368 | 817 | 78 | 75 |
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