
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 72 | 54 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:29AM2.73m | 6:47PM2.45m | 7:11AM2.70m | 7:33PM2.35m | 7:58AM2.64m | 8:28PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.47m | 00:51AM0.46m | 1:31PM0.50m | 1:36AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
99 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 72 | 54 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 16 | 29 | 56 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 42 | 46 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 70 | 40 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 123 | 50 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 105 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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