Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 612 | 511 | 444 | 380 | 374 | 328 | 337 | 362 | 392 | 392 | 378 | 355 | 422 | 396 | 382 | 503 | 584 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35AM0.77m | 1:29PM0.45m | 3:39AM0.85m | 2:56PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.13m | 9:36AM0.36m | 8:02PM0.09m | 10:38AM0.30m | 9:07PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 716 | 612 | 511 | 444 | 380 | 374 | 326 | 273 | 269 | 184 | 175 | 206 | 251 | 354 | 319 | 382 | 503 | 584 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 78 | 74 | 129 | 165 | 112 | 112 | 226 | 322 | 30 | 136 | 306 | 245 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | SW 20 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 67 | 90 | 71 | 19 | 12 | 239 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 275 | 276 | 333 | 333 | 343 | 362 | 328 | 337 | 362 | 392 | 392 | 378 | 355 | 422 | 396 | 319 | 284 | 292 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 119 | 59 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 |
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