
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Las Avellanas today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Las Avellanas at 10AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Las Avellanas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1456 | 1333 | 1194 | 1179 | 1149 | 1105 | 949 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.02m | 2:40PM2.23m | 3:14AM2.13m | 3:20PM2.28m | 3:51AM2.22m | 3:57PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.59m | 9:02PM0.35m | 9:12AM0.52m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:52AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1456 | 1333 | 1194 | 1179 | 1149 | 1105 | 949 | 856 | 685 | 676 | 667 | 521 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 347 | 342 | 336 | 331 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | S 7 |
37 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 4 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 11 |
— | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
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