
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rio Tapextla today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rio Tapextla at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rio Tapextla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 227 | 175 | 175 | 181 | 171 | 171 | 285 | 148 | 150 | 146 | 134 | 286 | 222 | 171 | 229 | 246 | 249 | 304 | 350 | 192 | 240 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:23AM0.75m | 4:00PM1.02m | 4:31AM0.82m | 4:53PM0.99m | 5:33AM0.89m | 5:44PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.05m | 10:31PM0.08m | 10:33AM0.08m | 11:20PM0.04m | 11:35AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
261 | 227 | 175 | 175 | 181 | 111 | 109 | 285 | 111 | 104 | 106 | 107 | 286 | 222 | 117 | 229 | 163 | 153 | 146 | 244 | 192 | 240 | 189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
208 | 163 | 124 | 126 | 178 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 148 | 150 | 146 | 134 | 106 | 71 | 171 | 150 | 246 | 249 | 304 | 350 | 118 | 127 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 |
12 | 9 | 20 | 89 | 74 | 136 | 140 | 130 | 142 | 142 | 104 | 104 | 17 | 106 | 61 | 38 | 55 | 49 | 31 | 45 | 181 | 109 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
— | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 53 | 33 | 917 | 921 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 245 | 278 | 0 |
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