Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Hermosa today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Hermosa at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Hermosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | 264 | 318 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 302 | 248 | 245 | 352 | 352 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 218 | 212 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:08AM1.85m | 11:00PM1.74m | 11:16AM1.89m | 00:00AM1.85m | 12:15PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.79m | 5:03AM0.89m | 5:45PM0.73m | 6:05AM0.80m | 6:34PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 432 | 432 | 432 | 423 | 277 | 264 | 318 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 302 | 248 | 245 | 352 | 352 | 54 | 62 | 49 | 218 | 212 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 48 | 242 | 236 | 229 | 28 | 40 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 12 | 46 | 307 | 87 | 87 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 38 |
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