Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Carate today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Carate at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Carate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 827 | 776 | 596 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 472 | 465 | 452 | 362 | 352 | 347 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 209 | 175 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16AM2.94m | 2:47PM2.76m | 2:53AM2.93m | 3:24PM2.76m | 3:30AM2.90m | 4:01PM2.73m | 4:06AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.24m | 8:45PM0.49m | 9:12AM0.22m | 9:22PM0.49m | 9:48AM0.24m | 10:00PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 848 | 827 | 776 | 596 | 580 | 573 | 485 | 472 | 465 | 452 | 362 | 352 | 347 | 342 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 321 | 209 | 175 | 117 | 169 | 169 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | WSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | S 21 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 54 | 124 | 147 | 124 | 123 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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