Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Bahia today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Bahia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 112 | 135 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 84 | 84 | 107 | 160 | 11 | 160 | 132 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 163 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM0.65m | 1:00AM0.48m | 2:08PM0.63m | 1:44AM0.43m | 3:05PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.10m | 7:38PM0.22m | 7:13AM0.11m | 8:39PM0.25m | 7:59AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 152 | 123 | 120 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 84 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 107 | 107 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 112 | 135 | 11 | 7 | 8 | — | 84 | 107 | 160 | 52 | 160 | 132 | — | — | 107 | 163 | 100 | 94 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 161 | 811 | 811 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 519 | 391 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 1086 | 832 | 19 | 158 |
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