
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 33 | 76 | 89 | 93 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:54AM3.13m | 9:13PM2.94m | 9:33AM2.88m | 9:54PM2.68m | 10:18AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.58m | 3:20AM0.71m | 3:46PM0.82m | 4:03AM0.93m | 4:37PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
46 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | W 12 | — | S 14 | SSW 16 | W 10 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 24 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 33 | 76 | 89 | 93 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 10 | 297 | 98 | 434 | 472 | 472 | 482 | 74 | 482 | 497 | 830 | 472 | 472 | 336 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 482 | 431 | 98 | 98 |
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