Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Hermosa today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Hermosa at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Hermosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 330 | 330 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 474 | 461 | 330 | 377 | 367 | 325 | 463 | 481 | 575 | 475 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 444 | 405 | 400 | 325 | 453 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:30AM2.32m | 12:48PM2.77m | 1:28AM2.45m | 1:44PM2.88m | 2:24AM2.59m | 2:39PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.48m | 7:17PM0.20m | 7:27AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.07m | 8:24AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
198 | 330 | 198 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 474 | 461 | 330 | 377 | 367 | 325 | 463 | 481 | 575 | 475 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 400 | 325 | 299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 26 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 22 |
339 | 195 | 330 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 170 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 105 | 27 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 51 | 49 | 453 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | W 6 | SSW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 21 | S 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 6 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 32 | 106 | 158 | 156 | 3 | 66 | 105 | 105 | 45 | 18 | 271 | 444 | 347 | 271 | 195 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
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