Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Manzanilla today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanilla at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Manzanilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | 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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 536 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 341 | 336 | 276 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 175 | 184 | 303 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.09m | 3:05AM1.17m | 3:25PM1.08m | 3:55AM1.23m | 4:13PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.11m | 9:24AM0.12m | 9:35PM0.08m | 10:16AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 543 | 536 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 341 | 336 | 276 | 215 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 184 | 303 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 123 | 154 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 36 | 127 | 41 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 95 | 83 | 0 |
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