Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Central today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Central at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa Central. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:25PM3.00m | 5:45AM2.81m | 6:00PM2.92m | 6:20AM2.75m | 6:38PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.11m | 11:44AM0.19m | 00:07AM0.19m | 12:21PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 9 | N 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | S 16 | W 9 | W 4 | W 9 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 353 | 353 | 241 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 81 | 353 | 81 | 81 | 63 | 81 | 71 | 74 | 716 | 74 | 81 |
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