Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sipacate today (18 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
400 | 434 | 469 | 568 | 561 | 457 | 417 | 334 | 330 | 325 | 297 | 289 | 351 | 336 | 322 | 204 | 154 | 151 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.60m | 7:14AM1.79m | 7:32PM1.49m | 7:59AM1.69m | 8:20PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.27m | 00:52AM0.26m | 1:36PM0.36m | 1:34AM0.36m | 2:25PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
400 | 434 | 469 | 568 | 561 | 457 | 417 | 334 | 117 | 122 | 297 | 289 | 351 | 336 | 322 | 112 | 119 | 143 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
98 | 80 | 78 | 65 | 85 | 83 | 71 | 80 | 330 | 325 | 77 | 49 | 75 | 69 | 43 | 204 | 154 | 151 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 69 | 60 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 77 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 695 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 424 | 545 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 506 | 495 | 11 |
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