Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lobitos today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lobitos at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lobitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
834 | 850 | 368 | 412 | 400 | 388 | 346 | 444 | 668 | 492 | 182 | 211 | 207 | 141 | 92 | 148 | 188 | 74 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.50m | 8:07AM1.53m | 8:55PM1.39m | 8:51AM1.40m | 10:00PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.36m | 1:59AM0.56m | 2:33PM0.45m | 2:46AM0.69m | 3:25PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | SW 17 | NW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
5 | 7 | 368 | 412 | 400 | 388 | 346 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 182 | 211 | 207 | 141 | 92 | 39 | 23 | 38 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | S 18 | SW 18 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | NW 8 |
1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 39 | 12 | 28 | 74 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 14 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 4 | — |
834 | 850 | 35 | 6 | — | — | — | 444 | 668 | 492 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 148 | 188 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1036 | 1036 | 96 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 978 | 907 | 907 | 415 | 96 | 46 | 34 | 150 | 469 | 955 | 252 | 252 |
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