Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Villa Gesell today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Villa Gesell at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Villa Gesell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 160 | 177 | 157 | 162 | 127 | 130 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 85 | 96 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 62 | 57 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.84m | 10:44PM1.10m | 10:57AM0.88m | 11:32PM0.98m | 11:38AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.17m | 4:40PM0.16m | 5:36AM0.23m | 5:34PM0.17m | 6:09AM0.29m | 6:25PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
173 | 160 | 177 | 157 | 162 | 127 | 130 | 106 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 85 | 96 | 68 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 57 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 31 | 2 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 61 | 64 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 62 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 95 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 212 | 962 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 98 | 98 | 105 | 211 | 82 | 0 |
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