Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pescaderos today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pescaderos at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pescaderos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 198 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 87 | 132 | 121 | 127 | 154 | 194 | 145 | 172 | 153 | 67 | 68 | 171 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.59m | 9:10PM2.11m | 10:30AM1.66m | 9:45PM2.07m | 10:51AM1.73m | 10:22PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.25m | 3:05PM0.98m | 4:07AM0.27m | 3:43PM0.89m | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
51 | 40 | 225 | 212 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 135 | 102 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 114 | 154 | 194 | 119 | 172 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 171 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 |
133 | 198 | 48 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 78 | 76 | 126 | 121 | 106 | 50 | 132 | 121 | 72 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 48 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 25 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | NW 5 | SW 14 | SW 17 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | S 9 |
89 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 85 | 55 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 54 | 73 | 21 | 16 | 65 | 145 | 32 | 117 | 66 | 66 | 44 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
65 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 72 | — | — | 142 | 153 | 61 | 98 | 133 | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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