Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mal Pais today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mal Pais at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 364 | 341 | 334 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 | 729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 453 | 523 | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 508 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:28AM2.32m | 9:58PM2.00m | 10:22AM2.25m | 10:59PM1.95m | 11:16AM2.21m | 11:56PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.58m | 3:55PM0.63m | 4:00AM0.69m | 4:53PM0.64m | 4:57AM0.76m | 5:49PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 302 | 364 | 266 | 262 | 455 | 895 | 745 | 694 | 661 | 767 | 767 | 748 | 729 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 453 | 523 | 580 | 502 | 496 | 489 | 508 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 48 | 341 | 49 | 171 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 186 | 181 | 28 | 28 | 157 | 42 | 107 | 27 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 15 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 15 | S 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 248 | 176 | 48 | 334 | 52 | 4 | 122 | 117 | 108 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 149 | 142 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 119 | 29 | 110 | 27 | 106 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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