Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 12AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Costa del Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 399 | 413 | 276 | 207 | 204 | 246 | 298 | 334 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 215 | 204 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 275 | 223 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:11PM2.21m | 1:49AM2.02m | 2:09PM2.27m | 2:43AM2.18m | 3:01PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.18m | 7:54AM0.24m | 8:32PM0.08m | 8:51AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 395 | 413 | 243 | 183 | 175 | 138 | 298 | 334 | 229 | 229 | 223 | 215 | 204 | 199 | 196 | 60 | 275 | 223 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 399 | 399 | 276 | 207 | 204 | 246 | 134 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 39 | 39 | 71 | 71 | 33 | 196 | 58 | 47 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 52 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 51 | 71 | 72 | 39 | 24 | 69 | 56 | 113 | 157 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | SSE 7 | S 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 108 | 5 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 450 | 51 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 292 | 450 | 51 |
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