Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Villa Gesell today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Villa Gesell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 52 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:38AM0.91m | 00:19AM0.87m | 12:16PM0.93m | 1:08AM0.78m | 12:54PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.36m | 7:14PM0.23m | 7:07AM0.41m | 8:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
47 | 28 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 12 |
— | 2 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | E 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 13 |
— | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 4 |
30 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 98 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 150 | 321 | 108 | 382 | 1131 | 1255 | 972 | 1003 |
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