Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 3PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 747 | 784 | 866 | 523 | 785 | 817 | 761 | 798 | 769 | 654 | 607 | 536 | 482 | 421 | 364 | 320 | 273 | 230 | 191 | 161 | 130 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.51m | 00:48AM0.67m | 11:34AM0.44m | 2:06AM0.68m | 1:00PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.38m | 5:17PM0.20m | 7:51AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.22m | 9:38AM0.36m | 7:20PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 485 | 196 | 184 | 95 | 261 | 137 | 134 | 130 | 164 | 118 | 138 | 104 | 236 | 134 | 209 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 230 | 191 | 161 | 130 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 48 | 70 | 93 | 124 | 188 | 92 | 89 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 90 | — | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 109 | 108 | 104 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | W 13 | W 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 747 | 784 | 866 | 523 | 785 | 817 | 761 | 798 | 769 | 654 | 607 | 536 | 482 | 421 | 364 | 320 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 73 | 162 | 162 | 66 | 101 | 66 | 101 | 66 | 131 | 218 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 101 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 162 | 162 | 27 | 66 |
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