Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Puntilla today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Puntilla at 6PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Puntilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 21 | 79 | 123 | 123 | 61 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 50 | 65 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.66m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:16AM1.54m | 9:29PM1.58m | 9:29AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.59m | 2:24AM0.88m | 2:46PM0.70m | 3:38AM0.95m | 3:59PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1381 | 1137 | 1215 | 1314 | 1185 | 1170 | 954 | 842 | 788 | 757 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 286 | 549 | 726 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 6 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 5 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 28 | 79 | 123 | 123 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 196 | 11 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 50 | 65 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 84 | 120 | 21 | 24 | 33 | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | — | 16 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 86 | 362 | 0 | 315 | 301 | 311 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1055 | 937 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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