Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 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 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 474 | 447 | 329 | 287 | 298 | 311 | 270 | 270 | 317 | 286 | 286 | 278 | 270 | 262 | 233 | 236 | 243 | 257 | 254 | 261 | 287 | 279 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.86m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:41AM0.82m | 9:10PM0.54m | 9:07AM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.16m | 3:02PM0.23m | 1:50AM0.21m | 3:28PM0.21m | 2:31AM0.27m | 3:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 205 | 273 | 268 | 263 | 258 | 191 | 180 | 147 | 248 | 231 | 218 | 212 | 246 | 205 | 87 | 172 | 70 | 134 | 215 | 140 | 135 | 133 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 125 | 102 | 100 | 119 | 64 | 171 | 169 | 171 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 70 | 57 | 140 | 121 | 136 | 111 | 128 | 99 | 116 | 94 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | NW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 98 | 51 | 115 | 54 | 5 | 33 | 54 | 92 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 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 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 439 | 474 | 447 | 329 | 287 | 298 | 311 | 270 | 270 | 317 | 286 | 286 | 278 | 270 | 262 | 233 | 236 | 243 | 257 | 254 | 261 | 287 | 279 | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 204 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 89 | 106 | 119 | 59 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 |
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