Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1402 | 1384 | 1366 | 1200 | 1048 | 924 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 706 | 696 | 676 | 647 | 503 | 427 | 647 | 862 | 1006 | 992 | 1033 | 1018 | 1033 | 1033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:47AM0.33m | 00:25AM0.69m | 1:26PM0.33m | 1:32AM0.70m | 2:49PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.31m | 3:41PM0.27m | 8:56AM0.28m | 5:15PM0.30m | 9:26AM0.26m | 6:57PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1402 | 1384 | 1366 | 1200 | 1048 | 924 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 706 | 696 | 676 | 647 | 503 | 374 | 647 | 862 | 1006 | 992 | 1033 | 1018 | 1033 | 1033 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 | S 7 | SW 18 | NW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 148 | 251 | 148 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 93 | 50 | 80 | 163 | 427 | 169 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 51 | 57 | 469 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 15 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 51 | 31 | 21 | 123 | 123 | 80 | 21 | 83 | 118 | 224 | 282 | 61 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 246 | 254 | 222 | 253 | 216 | 162 | 134 | 135 | 134 | 113 | — | 76 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 0 |
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