Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Platanitos today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Platanitos at 6AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Platanitos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 305 | 12 | 305 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.48m | 8:03AM1.63m | 8:45PM1.52m | 8:25AM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.47m | 2:29PM0.18m | 2:26AM0.51m | 3:01PM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 372 | 367 | 305 | 367 | 305 | 264 | 264 | 257 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 3 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 5 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 61 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 95 | 71 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 71 | 1 | 20 |
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