Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Montanita today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Montanita at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Montanita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 290 | 286 | 273 | 260 | 224 | 235 | 239 | 134 | 196 | 148 | 221 | 210 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.33m | 5:53AM2.51m | 6:04PM2.28m | 6:38AM2.47m | 6:52PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM-0.02m | 12:05PM0.27m | 00:16AM0.07m | 12:53PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 246 | 290 | 286 | 273 | 260 | 224 | 235 | 239 | 33 | 196 | 148 | 221 | 210 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 134 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 54 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 11 | N 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 | N 5 | W 10 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | — | W 24 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 113 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 35 | 55 | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 996 | 939 | 27 | 250 | 57 | 27 | 57 | 775 | 57 | 939 | 732 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 996 | 932 | 57 | 57 |
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