Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Manzanillo today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Manzanillo at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Manzanillo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 528 | 528 | 393 | 387 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 253 | 215 | 314 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 310 | 306 | 427 | 364 | 341 | 334 | 460 | 895 | 864 | 825 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.39m | 7:54PM2.14m | 8:29AM2.30m | 8:52PM2.01m | 9:23AM2.22m | 9:53PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.26m | 1:51PM0.46m | 2:05AM0.41m | 2:50PM0.54m | 3:00AM0.55m | 3:50PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | 6:04 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 528 | 528 | 528 | 393 | 387 | 277 | 265 | 257 | 253 | 215 | 171 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 310 | 306 | 427 | 62 | 266 | 262 | 460 | 895 | 864 | 825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 97 | 35 | 33 | 249 | 370 | 370 | 375 | 307 | 249 | 190 | 314 | 171 | 168 | 55 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 280 | 51 | 65 | 65 | 89 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 133 | 11 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 70 | 26 | 33 | 57 | 56 | 106 | 106 | 303 | 186 | 364 | 341 | 334 | 262 | 4 | 23 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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