Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Laberinto today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Laberinto at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Laberinto. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
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46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 94 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 115 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.92m | 11:36PM1.71m | 11:52AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.87m | 5:28PM0.74m | 5:34AM0.85m | 6:27PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 53 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 115 | 111 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 94 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 127 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — |
38 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 2 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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