Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Venao today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Venao at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Venao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 217 | 193 | 188 | 165 | 120 | 165 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 158 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10PM3.15m | 7:22AM3.19m | 7:52PM2.91m | 8:04AM2.95m | 8:41PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.78m | 1:40PM0.73m | 1:53AM1.01m | 2:26PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 223 | 217 | 193 | 188 | 165 | 120 | 165 | 163 | 183 | 180 | 158 | 108 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | NE 3 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | N 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 45 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 32 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 248 | 40 | 7 |
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