Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Burica today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Burica at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punta Burica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 400 | 365 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 162 | 151 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 116 | 101 | 131 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM3.09m | 4:11AM3.27m | 4:31PM3.12m | 4:50AM3.28m | 5:12PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.23m | 9:56PM0.14m | 10:23AM0.14m | 10:37PM0.14m | 11:04AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 489 | 400 | 365 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 106 | 82 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 131 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 49 | 68 | 70 | 211 | 162 | 151 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 50 | 67 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 163 | 56 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 45 | 120 | 59 | 13 | 13 |
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