Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1366 | 1200 | 1048 | 924 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 706 | 696 | 676 | 647 | 503 | 503 | 647 | 862 | 1006 | 992 | 1033 | 1018 | 1033 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:41AM0.33m | 00:23AM0.69m | 1:20PM0.33m | 1:31AM0.70m | 2:47PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.31m | 3:38PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.28m | 5:12PM0.30m | 9:25AM0.26m | 6:56PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1366 | 1200 | 1048 | 924 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 706 | 696 | 676 | 647 | 503 | 503 | 647 | 862 | 1006 | 992 | 1033 | 1018 | 1033 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | S 7 | SW 18 | NW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 148 | 251 | 148 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 93 | 50 | 80 | 163 | 260 | 169 | 61 | 63 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 469 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 123 | 123 | 80 | 21 | 83 | 118 | 224 | 282 | 60 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 246 | 210 | 183 | 158 | 134 | 134 | 113 | — | 93 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 119 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
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