Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa El Yanqui today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa El Yanqui at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa El Yanqui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 339 | 303 | 232 | 209 | 274 | 289 | 232 | 241 | 289 | 331 | 366 | 317 | 361 | 410 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 374 | 374 | 369 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:29AM2.18m | 1:46PM2.17m | 2:07AM2.34m | 2:26PM2.27m | 2:44AM2.48m | 3:05PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.51m | 7:53PM0.43m | 8:20AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 339 | 303 | 232 | 209 | 274 | 289 | 232 | 228 | 289 | 331 | 366 | 317 | 361 | 410 | 398 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 374 | 374 | 369 | 315 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 173 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 171 | 173 | 221 | 241 | 164 | 158 | 119 | 100 | 71 | 70 | 25 | 28 | 82 | 94 | 94 | 194 | 194 | 70 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | S 11 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 70 | 82 | 19 | 25 | 194 | 10 | 48 | 192 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 27 | 168 | 19 | 28 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 104 | 82 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 36 | 82 | 36 | 36 |
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