Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa la Carihuela today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa la Carihuela at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa la Carihuela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 34°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM0.52m | 8:04AM0.45m | 8:15PM0.48m | 9:03AM0.41m | 9:10PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.16m | 1:57AM0.16m | 1:59PM0.21m | 2:49AM0.20m | 2:50PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | E 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 400 | 497 | 559 | 361 | 361 | 393 | 395 | 396 | 463 | 523 | 404 | 396 | 396 | 395 | 395 | 404 | 487 | 757 | 394 | 61 |
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