Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Monterrico today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Monterrico at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Monterrico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
332 | 342 | 352 | 367 | 425 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 318 | 309 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 203 | 191 | 286 | 180 | 178 | 151 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.96m | 6:47PM1.67m | 7:12AM1.85m | 7:32PM1.55m | 7:58AM1.75m | 8:20PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.27m | 00:51AM0.28m | 1:34PM0.37m | 1:34AM0.39m | 2:24PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
332 | 342 | 352 | 367 | 425 | 430 | 430 | 425 | 318 | 309 | 100 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 203 | 191 | 286 | 113 | 172 | 79 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 |
78 | 78 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 83 | 67 | 76 | 305 | 44 | 33 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 58 | 180 | 178 | 65 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 46 | 72 | 51 | 33 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 151 | 113 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 372 | 571 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 275 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 451 | 451 | 0 |
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