
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Caletas today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Caletas at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Caletas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 | 614 | 600 | 687 | 663 | 1000 | 795 | 786 | 786 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10AM2.32m | 5:39PM2.10m | 5:49AM2.20m | 6:21PM1.98m | 6:31AM2.06m | 7:08PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.32m | 11:39PM0.52m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:20AM0.65m | 12:54PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 | 614 | 600 | 687 | 663 | 1000 | 795 | 786 | 786 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 27 | 259 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 212 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 136 | 109 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 117 | 116 | 214 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 76 | 5 | 0 |
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