Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sipacate today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sipacate at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Sipacate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | 294 | 384 | 425 | 400 | 434 | 469 | 568 | 561 | 457 | 417 | 334 | 330 | 297 | 465 | 431 | 351 | 336 | 322 | 204 | 175 | 219 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30AM1.88m | 6:47PM1.60m | 7:14AM1.79m | 7:32PM1.49m | 7:59AM1.69m | 8:20PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:49PM0.27m | 00:52AM0.26m | 1:36PM0.36m | 1:34AM0.36m | 2:25PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
84 | 294 | 384 | 425 | 400 | 434 | 469 | 568 | 561 | 457 | 417 | 334 | 330 | 95 | 465 | 431 | 351 | 336 | 322 | 204 | 175 | 219 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
290 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 65 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 80 | 54 | 297 | 69 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 50 | 154 | 151 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
172 | 172 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 62 | 58 | 69 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 50 | 71 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 441 | 689 | 170 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 346 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 506 | 495 | 11 |
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