Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Escondido today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Escondido at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Escondido. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 489 | 503 | 544 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 509 | 489 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 239 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.12m | 6:53PM0.89m | 7:32AM1.09m | 7:35PM0.83m | 8:16AM1.06m | 8:16PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.16m | 00:58AM0.05m | 1:52PM0.19m | 1:37AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
476 | 489 | 503 | 544 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 509 | 489 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 337 | 239 | 104 | 106 | 146 | 118 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 |
54 | 52 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 65 | 87 | 56 | 80 | 79 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 99 | 102 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 219 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
28 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1038 | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1039 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 178 | 193 | 0 |
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