Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mal Pais today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mal Pais at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 201 | 189 | 195 | 192 | 257 | 184 | 249 | 137 | 135 | 134 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 162 | 119 | 114 | 147 | 147 | 179 | 208 | 367 | 421 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.35m | 3:33AM2.53m | 4:04PM2.33m | 4:10AM2.47m | 4:42PM2.28m | 4:48AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.20m | 9:25PM0.42m | 9:54AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.45m | 10:31AM0.26m | 10:40PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 210 | 201 | 189 | 195 | 192 | 257 | 184 | 249 | 137 | 135 | 134 | 209 | 209 | 169 | 162 | 119 | 114 | 147 | 147 | 114 | 208 | 367 | 421 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 104 | 74 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 159 | 64 | 130 | 132 | 93 | 86 | 75 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 179 | 111 | 56 | 79 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 7 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 92 | 56 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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