Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rucos today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rucos at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rucos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 372 | 314 | 322 | 232 | 252 | 318 | 352 | 431 | 437 | 377 | 493 | 512 | 512 | 430 | 372 | 334 | 268 | 264 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.13m | 11:16AM1.48m | 00:08AM0.96m | 11:32AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.64m | 4:29AM0.77m | 6:23PM0.71m | 4:07AM0.85m | 8:25PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 362 | 372 | 314 | 322 | 232 | 252 | 318 | 352 | 431 | 437 | 377 | 493 | 512 | 512 | 430 | 372 | 334 | 268 | 264 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 175 | 111 | 175 | 175 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | S 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 338 | 344 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 319 | 289 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 318 | 318 |
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