Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 484 | 414 | 408 | 389 | 299 | 306 | 294 | 294 | 330 | 325 | 235 | 252 | 375 | 252 | 169 | 150 | 133 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17PM0.70m | 6:14AM0.76m | 6:53PM0.76m | 6:44AM0.71m | 7:33PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:33PM0.10m | 00:54AM0.21m | 12:59PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 476 | 484 | 414 | 408 | 389 | 299 | 269 | 294 | 294 | 330 | 325 | 235 | 215 | 172 | 169 | 169 | 143 | 110 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 264 | 208 | 206 | 255 | 242 | 223 | 251 | 214 | 169 | 106 | 103 | 149 | 252 | 375 | 252 | 113 | 119 | 117 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 17 | 16 | 71 | 66 | 134 | 306 | 236 | 236 | 130 | 102 | 197 | 147 | 142 | 142 | 88 | 150 | 133 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 4 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 44 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 |
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