Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 3PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 360 | 399 | 390 | 377 | 432 | 422 | 417 | 499 | 552 | 659 | 559 | 552 | 691 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 512 | 493 | 461 | 339 | 330 | 325 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.75m | 8:06PM1.73m | 8:01AM1.63m | 8:59PM1.63m | 8:53AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.62m | 1:43PM0.43m | 2:09AM0.74m | 2:28PM0.54m | 3:02AM0.84m | 3:23PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 360 | 399 | 88 | 377 | 432 | 422 | 417 | 499 | 552 | 659 | 559 | 552 | 691 | 525 | 519 | 519 | 512 | 493 | 461 | 339 | 330 | 325 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 390 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 47 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 12 | W 10 | SW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 113 | — | 64 | 47 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 129 | 173 | 397 | 818 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 1103 | 78 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 961 | 78 | 337 |
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