Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Los Capaes today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Los Capaes at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Los Capaes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 1155 | 842 | 788 | 757 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 658 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 286 | 549 | 581 | 726 | 706 | 557 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 565 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.56m | 9:29PM1.59m | 9:29AM1.48m | 10:47PM1.60m | 10:57AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.89m | 2:46PM0.70m | 3:38AM0.96m | 3:58PM0.77m | 5:04AM0.95m | 5:14PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1170 | 1155 | 842 | 788 | 757 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 658 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 286 | 549 | 581 | 726 | 706 | 557 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 565 | 557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | WNW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 61 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 196 | 17 | 21 | 73 | 117 | 159 | 246 | 306 | 373 | 365 | 463 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 50 | 65 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 19 | 29 | — | — | 27 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 166 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1016 | 883 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 411 | 932 | 6 | 6 |
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