Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Arena today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Arena at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Arena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 362 | 326 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 302 | 183 | 266 | 239 | 245 | 239 | 229 | 178 | 169 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.07m | 12:01PM0.97m | 1:11AM1.15m | 1:08PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.39m | 6:23AM0.58m | 6:26PM0.34m | 7:23AM0.48m | 7:22PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 370 | 362 | 326 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 310 | 371 | 310 | 302 | 183 | 266 | 239 | 245 | 61 | 229 | 178 | 169 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 71 | 50 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 57 | 58 | 239 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 86 | 103 | 83 | 99 | 78 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 103 | 54 | 86 | 72 | — | 61 | 51 | 67 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 965 | 116 | 267 | 411 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 965 | 965 | 116 | 267 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 267 | 267 | 268 | 56 |
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