Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Espasante today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Espasante at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Espasante. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 76 | 95 | 77 | 60 | 64 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:50PM3.52m | 8:11AM3.20m | 8:28PM3.24m | 8:49AM3.00m | 9:08PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.18m | 2:00AM0.23m | 2:12PM0.38m | 2:37AM0.49m | 2:53PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
97 | 28 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 34 | 43 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | 76 | 95 | 77 | 60 | 64 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 143 | 11 | 143 | 35 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 230 | 143 | 304 | 69 | 69 | 149 | 79 | 291 | 160 | 150 | 299 | 226 |
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