Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Itapuca today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Itapuca at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Itapuca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.53m | 11:46PM1.92m | 5:21AM1.81m | 12:09PM1.82m | 5:29PM1.77m | 5:53AM2.05m | 5:53PM1.98m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM1.46m | 7:50PM1.33m | 2:47AM1.64m | 8:44AM1.43m | 3:00PM1.61m | 9:21PM1.20m | 10:04AM1.29m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 45 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 114 | 42 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 128 | 118 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 111 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
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