Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sipacate today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sipacate at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sipacate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
892 | 881 | 991 | 859 | 805 | 665 | 656 | 656 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 515 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 494 | 501 | 501 | 474 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.89m | 5:03AM1.99m | 5:19PM1.82m | 5:47AM1.96m | 6:03PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.03m | 11:17AM0.13m | 11:29PM0.08m | 12:03PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
892 | 881 | 991 | 859 | 805 | 665 | 656 | 656 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 515 | 508 | 501 | 419 | 494 | 501 | 501 | 474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
49 | 49 | 50 | 60 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 94 | 75 | 41 | 28 | 37 | 61 | 92 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 11 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 7 | SE 8 |
14 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 40 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 58 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 441 | 170 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 345 | 188 | 11 |
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