Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:09PM3.01m | 5:26AM3.05m | 5:44PM3.19m | 6:00AM3.22m | 6:17PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.54m | 11:41AM0.44m | 00:01AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 |
14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | SE 5 | S 11 | — |
1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | W 4 | NW 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 |
10 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 67 | 44 | 27 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 108 | 108 | 107 | 106 |
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