
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Portete today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Portete at 3AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Portete. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 184 | 181 | 173 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 148 | 132 | 137 | 127 | 129 | 179 | 177 | 175 | 125 | 92 | 119 | 166 | 169 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.07m | 11:11PM2.03m | 11:26AM2.06m | 00:26AM2.13m | 12:38PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM1.17m | 4:39PM1.00m | 5:19AM1.19m | 5:56PM0.97m | 6:33AM1.10m | 6:57PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
184 | 86 | 108 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 142 | 142 | 152 | 148 | 132 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 179 | 177 | 175 | 125 | 92 | 119 | 166 | 169 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
5 | 184 | 181 | 173 | 157 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 58 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 8 | SSW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
232 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 14 | 16 | 114 | 137 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 760 | 493 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 624 | 683 | 468 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 868 | 941 | 315 | 198 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 948 |
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