Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 4PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
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107 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM3.33m | 9:12PM3.22m | 9:31AM3.12m | 9:53PM2.96m | 10:14AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.34m | 3:27AM0.49m | 3:48PM0.56m | 4:07AM0.71m | 4:32PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 |
3 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 16 |
30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | — | W 9 | S 20 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 |
107 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 107 | 302 | 472 | 108 | 472 | 108 | 28 | 337 | 337 | 825 | 472 | 98 | 434 | 342 | 344 | 434 | 434 | 427 | 443 | 340 |
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