Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Espasante today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW 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 3AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the E by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | 71 | 91 | 302 | 126 | 136 | 303 | 269 | 606 | 700 | 770 | 833 | 757 | 757 | 640 | 816 | 784 | 588 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.64m | 10:19AM2.57m | 10:51PM2.39m | 11:29AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.90m | 4:02AM1.04m | 4:36PM1.14m | 5:03AM1.26m | 5:57PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | 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 |
58 | 71 | 82 | 302 | 126 | 136 | 303 | 269 | 606 | 700 | 770 | 833 | 757 | 757 | 640 | 816 | 784 | 588 | 533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
10 | 56 | 91 | 79 | 82 | 106 | 101 | 129 | 125 | 132 | 101 | — | — | — | 156 | — | — | 38 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 11 | 19 | — | 96 | 92 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 96 | 46 | 136 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 5 | 89 | 131 | 46 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 162 | 11 | 18 | 69 |
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