Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
772 | 565 | 555 | 503 | 503 | 494 | 442 | 450 | 465 | 496 | 409 | 355 | 355 | 309 | 268 | 263 | 290 | 354 | 448 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:00PM0.65m | 7:57AM0.75m | 8:44PM0.68m | 8:27AM0.68m | 9:33PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.16m | 1:45AM0.23m | 2:23PM0.15m | 2:33AM0.28m | 2:52PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 |
772 | 565 | 555 | 503 | 503 | 494 | 442 | 450 | 465 | 496 | 409 | 355 | 355 | 309 | 268 | 263 | 259 | 180 | 448 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 114 | 113 | 201 | 258 | 222 | 169 | 219 | 290 | 354 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
13 | 22 | 43 | 91 | 126 | 132 | 190 | 196 | 196 | 232 | 190 | 188 | 239 | 233 | 208 | 208 | 179 | 179 | 154 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 131 | 131 | 66 | 17 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 |
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