
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1092 | 1063 | 849 | 813 | 725 | 725 | 637 | 562 | 495 | 488 | 431 | 431 | 380 | 383 | 455 | 516 | 429 | 390 | 432 | 502 | 489 | 465 | 492 | 767 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.41m | 2:25AM0.81m | 2:05PM0.41m | 3:28AM0.87m | 3:24PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.35m | 6:38PM0.16m | 9:45AM0.29m | 8:00PM0.14m | 10:30AM0.23m | 9:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 15 |
1092 | 1063 | 849 | 813 | 725 | 725 | 637 | 562 | 495 | 488 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 279 | 273 | 230 | 225 | 181 | 214 | 210 | 767 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 |
— | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 132 | 228 | 271 | 431 | 431 | 380 | 330 | 325 | 273 | 252 | 248 | 432 | 502 | 489 | 465 | 492 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | 19 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 156 | 190 | 306 | 303 | 287 | 383 | 455 | 516 | 429 | 390 | 207 | 203 | 203 | 172 | 139 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
104 | 73 | 76 | 82 | 71 | 87 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 |
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