Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lobitos today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lobitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 179 | 106 | 108 | 224 | 362 | 362 | 301 | 902 | 850 | 368 | 479 | 400 | 388 | 290 | 486 | 668 | 189 | 182 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.61m | 7:28AM1.68m | 8:03PM1.50m | 8:07AM1.53m | 8:55PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.28m | 1:17AM0.42m | 1:50PM0.36m | 1:59AM0.56m | 2:33PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 187 | 179 | 106 | 108 | 224 | 362 | 362 | 301 | 5 | 7 | 368 | 479 | 400 | 388 | 290 | 12 | 12 | 189 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | S 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 89 | 89 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 28 | 17 | 48 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 902 | 850 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 486 | 668 | 46 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1004 | 907 | 50 | 46 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 978 | 978 | 252 | 96 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 978 | 907 | 1004 | 415 |
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