Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lobitos today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lobitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 273 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 138 | 257 | 269 | 231 | 187 | 179 | 106 | 249 | 313 | 203 | 301 | 407 | 902 | 293 | 368 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM1.92m | 6:34PM1.71m | 6:51AM1.81m | 7:17PM1.61m | 7:28AM1.68m | 8:03PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.15m | 12:31PM0.23m | 00:37AM0.28m | 1:10PM0.28m | 1:17AM0.42m | 1:50PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 273 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 257 | 257 | 253 | 43 | 257 | 269 | 231 | 187 | 179 | 106 | 249 | 313 | 203 | 301 | 5 | 5 | 293 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 8 | NW 12 | SSW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 138 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 89 | 89 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 12 | — | NW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | N 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | S 3 | SSW 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 18 | — | 14 | 71 | 77 | 33 | 50 | — | — | 36 | 21 | 44 | 42 | 71 | — | 1 | 47 | — | 407 | 902 | 56 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 50 | 0 | 28 | 252 | 978 | 978 | 978 | 96 | 46 | 22 | 96 | 978 | 1036 | 1002 | 395 | 65 | 34 | 0 | 22 | 1036 | 1036 | 1004 | 907 |
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