Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Gigante today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Gigante at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Gigante. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 140 | 142 | 145 | 170 | 253 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 104 | 104 | 78 | 151 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:51AM2.51m | 4:06PM2.63m | 4:41AM2.58m | 4:56PM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM-0.03m | 9:55AM0.16m | 10:24PM-0.04m | 10:48AM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 125 | 125 | 111 | 140 | 142 | 145 | 170 | 253 | 140 | 140 | 142 | 104 | 77 | 78 | 151 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 80 | 80 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 93 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 104 | 76 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 35 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 110 | 58 | 65 | 58 | 77 | 77 | 65 | 77 | 77 | 65 |
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