
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 113 | 175 | 112 | 80 | 177 | 181 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 243 | 221 | 209 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 204 | 204 | 197 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM2.21m | 8:53PM1.97m | 9:13AM2.10m | 10:07PM1.93m | 10:27AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.88m | 2:42PM0.83m | 2:55AM1.00m | 3:50PM0.90m | 4:10AM1.06m | 5:02PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | 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 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
37 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 207 | 73 | 72 | 57 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 175 | 59 | 57 | 177 | 181 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 243 | 221 | 209 | 207 | 207 | 25 | 204 | 204 | 197 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
96 | 96 | 95 | 83 | 113 | 64 | 112 | 80 | 48 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 76 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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