Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Las Caracolas today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Las Caracolas at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Las Caracolas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SE 6 | W 14 | SE 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30AM2.65m | 7:58PM2.42m | 8:17AM2.44m | 8:59PM2.19m | 9:30AM2.28m | 10:41PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM1.11m | 1:39AM1.29m | 2:25PM1.33m | 2:36AM1.50m | 4:14PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 10 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | S 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | S 3 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 15 | N 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WNW 5 | NNW 2 | — | ESE 5 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 47 | 102 | 165 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 243 | 279 | 169 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 243 | 118 | 245 | 124 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 159 | 159 | 118 |
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