Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Espasante today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Espasante at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Espasante. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 269 | 606 | 700 | 770 | 833 | 757 | 817 | 640 | 816 | 739 | 588 | 480 | 385 | 308 | 306 | 180 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM2.57m | 10:51PM2.39m | 11:29AM2.41m | 00:20AM2.26m | 1:05PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM1.14m | 5:03AM1.26m | 5:57PM1.30m | 6:30AM1.35m | 7:31PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
275 | 269 | 606 | 700 | 770 | 833 | 757 | 817 | 640 | 816 | 739 | 588 | 480 | 385 | 308 | 306 | 180 | 140 | 137 | 135 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
101 | 129 | 125 | 132 | 101 | — | — | — | 156 | — | — | 38 | 42 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
— | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 17 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 96 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 353 | 158 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 143 | 143 | 50 | 42 |
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