Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Playon today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Playon at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 23s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 821 | 810 | 742 | 731 | 604 | 517 | 444 | 437 | 464 | 537 | 627 | 701 | 726 | 702 | 694 | 781 | 831 | 774 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM0.82m | 7:55AM0.47m | 9:07PM0.78m | 8:30AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.11m | 3:01AM0.28m | 1:46PM0.14m | 4:08AM0.31m | 2:16PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 821 | 821 | 810 | 742 | 731 | 604 | 517 | 444 | 437 | 437 | 431 | 376 | 353 | 726 | 702 | 694 | 781 | 831 | 774 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 79 | 73 | 162 | 285 | 344 | 464 | 537 | 627 | 701 | 216 | 247 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 23 | NW 10 | NW 13 | S 8 | NW 14 | SW 7 | WNW 14 | NW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 26 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 24 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 66 | 46 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 31 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 52 | 56 | 79 | 97 | 105 | 125 | 134 | 162 | 196 | 173 | 200 | 200 | 202 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 59 | 89 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 89 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 204 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 89 |
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