Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 4PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 485 | 504 | 630 | 718 | 702 | 781 | 831 | 793 | 793 | 1078 | 1039 | 1123 | 1109 | 1225 | 1225 | 1194 | 1120 | 1091 | 1091 | 1091 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM0.82m | 6:18AM0.70m | 7:04PM0.84m | 6:50AM0.62m | 7:42PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.07m | 00:31AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.07m | 1:18AM0.22m | 12:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 514 | 485 | 471 | 352 | 342 | 702 | 781 | 831 | 793 | 793 | 1078 | 1039 | 1123 | 1109 | 1225 | 1225 | 1194 | 1120 | 1091 | 1091 | 1091 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 107 | 504 | 630 | 718 | 342 | 282 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 388 | 377 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 72 | 96 | 181 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 107 | 88 | 72 | 67 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 113 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 149 | 59 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 |
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