Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pico Alto today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pico Alto at 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pico Alto. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 447 | 590 | 573 | 440 | 432 | 568 | 398 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 427 | 793 | 753 | 686 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.57m | 4:38AM0.99m | 4:41PM0.64m | 5:17AM1.00m | 5:28PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.09m | 11:13AM0.19m | 10:33PM0.08m | 11:46AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 557 | 447 | 590 | 573 | 440 | 416 | 335 | 189 | 198 | 290 | 340 | 286 | 315 | 287 | 253 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 111 | 106 | 318 | 311 | 437 | 432 | 568 | 398 | 335 | 366 | 366 | 427 | 793 | 753 | 686 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 231 | 379 | 11 | 78 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 389 | 371 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 24 | 234 | 74 | 127 | 198 | 211 | — | — | 195 | 240 | 279 | — | — | — | 246 | 246 | 315 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 0 |
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