Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Palo Buque today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Palo Buque at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Palo Buque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 678 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 678 | 678 | 748 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 561 | 551 | 486 | 503 | 659 | 599 | 639 | 1384 | 1212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.86m | 1:37AM0.84m | 1:19PM0.75m | 2:34AM0.88m | 2:17PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.14m | 7:39AM0.34m | 7:44PM0.17m | 8:59AM0.36m | 8:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 678 | 666 | 666 | 666 | 678 | 678 | 748 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 689 | 561 | 551 | 486 | 503 | 659 | 599 | 639 | 1384 | 1212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 66 | 61 | 97 | 96 | 130 | 123 | 154 | 316 | 444 | 278 | 376 | 502 | 447 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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