Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 4PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.12m | 9:53PM2.96m | 10:14AM2.88m | 10:38PM2.71m | 11:03AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.56m | 4:07AM0.71m | 4:32PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.92m | 5:26PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
9 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 57 | 6 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
28 | — | — | 29 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 48 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | S 10 | W 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NE 4 | — | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 301 | 302 | 427 | 426 | 427 | 472 | 437 | 341 | 297 | 132 | 95 | 28 | 282 | 135 | 290 |
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