Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 7AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Costa del Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 777 | 835 | 826 | 943 | 911 | 869 | 1164 | 938 | 926 | 926 | 1122 | 1108 | 1094 | 1094 | 1094 | 1081 | 1067 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.93m | 7:14PM1.69m | 7:27AM1.82m | 8:07PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.47m | 1:10AM0.63m | 1:54PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 777 | 835 | 826 | 943 | 911 | 869 | 1164 | 938 | 926 | 926 | 1122 | 1108 | 1094 | 1094 | 1094 | 1081 | 1067 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 304 | 175 | 175 | 219 | 172 | 219 | 11 | 103 | 124 | 99 | 54 | 61 | 82 | 75 | 50 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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