Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sipacate today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sipacate at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sipacate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 336 | 322 | 201 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 189 | 319 | 184 | 300 | 295 | 295 | 297 | 274 | 231 | 291 | 284 | 233 | 185 | 217 | 293 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.69m | 8:20PM1.38m | 8:49AM1.60m | 9:15PM1.29m | 9:45AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.36m | 2:25PM0.44m | 2:20AM0.46m | 3:20PM0.51m | 3:11AM0.53m | 4:22PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
226 | 336 | 322 | 201 | 63 | 119 | 131 | 91 | 319 | 184 | 300 | 295 | 295 | 297 | 274 | 231 | 231 | 191 | 233 | 185 | 182 | 185 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
49 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 154 | 94 | 92 | 189 | 75 | 62 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 291 | 284 | 23 | 163 | 217 | 293 | 289 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 20 | SE 8 |
42 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 70 | 151 | 149 | 92 | 13 | 98 | 92 | 107 | 57 | 86 | 82 | 193 | 43 | 42 | 149 | 20 | 9 | 75 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 444 | 680 | 188 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 506 | 170 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 506 | 127 | 0 |
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