Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pescaderos today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 159 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 130 | 238 | 241 | 238 | 177 | 211 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 162 | 166 | 124 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.80m | 1:34AM1.67m | 2:53PM1.83m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:39PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.95m | 8:04AM0.57m | 9:18PM0.91m | 8:40AM0.77m | 10:46PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 155 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 238 | 241 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 163 | 121 | 116 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 146 | 159 | 25 | 40 | 142 | 138 | 130 | 28 | 108 | 238 | 177 | 211 | 23 | 122 | 11 | 119 | 162 | 166 | 124 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 12 | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 67 | 41 | 40 | 89 | 55 | 69 | 21 | 91 | 89 | 75 | 125 | 71 | 116 | 7 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 17 | — | — | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 31 | — | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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