Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1002 | 793 | 887 | 872 | 603 | 583 | 494 | 401 | 394 | 365 | 331 | 220 | 463 | 469 | 854 | 757 | 940 | 823 | 929 | 917 | 894 | 915 | 966 | 953 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM0.88m | 6:18AM0.50m | 7:22PM0.87m | 6:52AM0.45m | 8:02PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.07m | 1:20AM0.25m | 12:09PM0.08m | 2:08AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.10m | 3:01AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1002 | 793 | 887 | 872 | 603 | 583 | 494 | 401 | 394 | 174 | 331 | 166 | 463 | 469 | 854 | 757 | 940 | 823 | 929 | 917 | 894 | 915 | 966 | 953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 15 | S 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 154 | 152 | 147 | 104 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 177 | 177 | 294 | 166 | 220 | 92 | 122 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 104 | 117 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | S 21 | S 22 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 20 | NW 14 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 107 | 127 | 127 | 171 | 171 | 90 | 252 | 199 | 55 | 54 | 75 | 16 | 103 | 59 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 46 | 365 | 318 | 65 | 54 | 52 | 43 | 34 | 27 | 223 | 27 | 179 | 177 | 173 | 146 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 149 | 149 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 0 |
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