Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa del Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 268 | 264 | 437 | 431 | 250 | 189 | 158 | 201 | 198 | 350 | 298 | 294 | 304 | 355 | 330 | 220 | 273 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.79m | 7:58AM1.98m | 8:23PM1.66m | 8:48AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.41m | 1:37AM0.46m | 2:25PM0.52m | 2:24AM0.58m | 3:21PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 272 | 268 | 264 | 437 | 431 | 250 | 101 | 158 | 201 | 198 | 350 | 298 | 294 | 304 | 355 | 330 | 220 | 273 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SW 21 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 48 | 16 | 17 | 63 | 189 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 63 | — | 66 | 54 | 56 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 31 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 77 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 101 | 73 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 435 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 292 | 70 | 51 |
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