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) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). 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) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1325 | 1106 | 771 | 433 | 650 | 827 | 804 | 887 | 887 | 855 | 787 | 817 | 769 | 718 | 607 | 607 | 536 | 481 | 419 | |
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 | 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 |
High Tide | 11:35PM0.67m | 10:42AM0.51m | 00:48AM0.67m | 11:34AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.18m | 5:53AM0.38m | 5:17PM0.20m | 7:51AM0.39m | 6:13PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
1325 | 1106 | 771 | 433 | 277 | 196 | 184 | 95 | 147 | 137 | 87 | 130 | 164 | 118 | 138 | 104 | 236 | 134 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 22 | SW 11 |
187 | 181 | 253 | 290 | 48 | 70 | 93 | 124 | 93 | 92 | 134 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 90 | — | 9 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | SW 22 |
15 | 14 | 50 | 50 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
68 | 87 | 154 | 312 | 650 | 827 | 804 | 887 | 887 | 855 | 787 | 817 | 769 | 718 | 607 | 607 | 536 | 481 | 419 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 66 | 66 | 101 | 66 | 131 | 218 | 162 | 66 | 66 |
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