Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 163 | 275 | 268 | 214 | 482 | 821 | 178 | 179 | 177 | 509 | 380 | 444 | 241 | 196 | 164 | 103 | 85 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:00AM2.02m | 8:31PM1.81m | 8:41AM1.87m | 9:21PM1.69m | 9:26AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.41m | 2:22PM0.37m | 2:32AM0.57m | 3:06PM0.47m | 3:18AM0.71m | 3:55PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 42 | 275 | 268 | 214 | 186 | 211 | 164 | 179 | 177 | 509 | 380 | 12 | 241 | 196 | 93 | 88 | 76 | 43 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 13 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 166 | 163 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | 178 | 170 | 158 | 116 | 6 | — | 12 | — | 164 | 103 | 85 | 90 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | W 14 | SW 15 | W 14 | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 482 | 821 | — | — | — | — | — | 444 | 31 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 39 | 27 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 0 | 78 | 961 | 1102 | 78 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 78 | 129 | 1119 | 1119 | 1048 | 569 | 129 | 129 | 173 | 78 | 660 | 817 | 78 | 78 |
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