Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1715 | 1845 | 1909 | 1962 | 2061 | 796 | 1155 | 980 | 1206 | 1241 | 1241 | 967 | 974 | 947 | 947 | 846 | 1244 | 834 | 742 | 599 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.50m | 3:26AM0.74m | 4:21PM0.57m | 3:54AM0.74m | 4:48PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.21m | 8:59PM0.30m | 10:16AM0.18m | 9:46PM0.29m | 10:32AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1715 | 1845 | 1909 | 1962 | 2061 | 694 | 1155 | 980 | 1206 | 1241 | 1241 | 967 | 974 | 947 | 947 | 846 | 1244 | 834 | 742 | 599 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | NW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | NW 14 | SW 12 | NW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 186 | 149 | 49 | 796 | 998 | 930 | 48 | 671 | 49 | 897 | 403 | 305 | 341 | 305 | 27 | 27 | 122 | 109 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 15 | NW 14 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 703 | 171 | 65 | 4 | 67 | 20 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 12 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 53 | 44 | 47 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 901 | 86 | 984 | — | 71 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 110 | 563 | 154 | 188 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 218 | 162 | 162 | 66 | 101 | 131 | 16 | 218 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 218 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 |
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