Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 210 | 214 | 217 | 252 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 239 | 236 | 231 | 215 | 201 | 168 | 197 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:55PM0.68m | 10:54AM0.37m | 1:21AM0.67m | 1:12PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.23m | 8:06AM0.35m | 4:57PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.32m | 6:30PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 210 | 214 | 217 | 252 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 180 | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 115 | 156 | 147 | 137 | 188 | 239 | 236 | 231 | 215 | 201 | 155 | 197 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 82 | 104 | 104 | 127 | 103 | 40 | 51 | 83 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 121 | 125 | 108 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 131 | 131 | 17 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 | 162 |
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