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 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 543 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:10AM2.32m | 5:39PM2.10m | 5:49AM2.20m | 6:21PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.41m | 11:30AM0.32m | 11:39PM0.52m | 12:10PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 543 | 543 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 407 | 401 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 441 | 486 | 628 | 621 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | 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 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 27 | 259 | 306 | 388 | 384 | 212 | 178 | 178 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 117 | 116 | 214 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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