Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Balconada today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Balconada at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Balconada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 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) | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 191 | 131 | 114 | 136 | 205 | 220 | 102 | 184 | 177 | 173 | 141 | 237 | 342 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:44PM0.37m | 5:57PM0.18m | 1:25AM0.22m | 8:05AM0.24m | 1:28PM0.36m | 6:58PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.21m | 9:12AM0.25m | 2:16PM0.34m | 8:04PM0.18m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.18m | 9:43PM0.09m | 4:26AM0.15m | 9:32AM0.23m | 6:09PM0.18m | 10:37PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.15m | 10:23AM0.24m | 6:55PM0.18m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 191 | 131 | 114 | 136 | 205 | 220 | 46 | 184 | 177 | 173 | 137 | 106 | 87 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 102 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 56 | 102 | 153 | 210 | 259 | 327 | — | — | 244 | 370 | 387 | 2 | 36 | 41 | 46 | 141 | 237 | 342 | 564 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 871 | 883 | 1406 | 1398 | 595 | 595 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 336 | 336 | 620 |
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