Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Burica today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Burica at 1AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Punta Burica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 719 | 711 | 703 | 781 | 781 | 891 | 643 | 643 | 535 | 432 | 772 | 1111 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 962 | 897 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:29PM2.47m | 2:15AM2.33m | 2:20PM2.56m | 3:01AM2.46m | 3:04PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.73m | 8:10AM0.94m | 8:45PM0.62m | 8:57AM0.84m | 9:26PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 719 | 711 | 703 | 781 | 781 | 891 | 643 | 643 | 299 | 432 | 772 | 1111 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 985 | 962 | 897 | 844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 68 | 68 | 302 | 242 | 535 | 303 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 102 | 106 | 91 | 86 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 117 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 67 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 56 | 48 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 56 |
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