Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 418 | 418 | 455 | 506 | 497 | 391 | 377 | 412 | 878 | 971 | 805 | 778 | 699 | 611 | 534 | 466 | 382 | 600 | 535 | 519 | 471 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:32AM0.93m | 10:12PM0.57m | 10:14AM0.83m | 11:18PM0.60m | 10:56AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.13m | 4:24PM0.14m | 3:37AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.14m | 4:45AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 433 | 418 | 418 | 455 | 506 | 497 | 391 | 377 | 226 | 878 | 971 | 805 | 778 | 699 | 611 | 534 | 466 | 382 | 600 | 535 | 519 | 471 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | NW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | W 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 147 | 158 | 148 | 144 | 186 | 226 | 286 | 412 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 60 | 71 | 50 | 90 | 150 | 63 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 4 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 15 | NW 10 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 16 | S 15 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 21 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 9 | 52 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 9 | 76 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 2 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 66 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 16 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 |
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