Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 419 | 412 | 328 | 466 | 451 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 455 | 463 | 497 | 344 | 338 | 412 | 946 | 971 | 880 | 778 | 699 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.01m | 9:06PM0.54m | 9:30AM0.93m | 10:09PM0.57m | 10:13AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.14m | 2:36AM0.13m | 4:22PM0.14m | 3:35AM0.22m | 5:05PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 534 | 419 | 412 | 328 | 466 | 451 | 433 | 418 | 418 | 455 | 463 | 497 | 344 | 338 | 231 | 946 | 971 | 880 | 778 | 699 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 32 | 51 | 49 | 10 | 132 | 104 | 147 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 186 | 253 | 286 | 412 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 43 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 21 | 76 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 4 | 31 | 70 | 40 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 149 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
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