Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
207 | 205 | 210 | 193 | 197 | 158 | 190 | 143 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 165 | 201 | 201 | 169 | 165 | 136 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.32m | 5:35AM2.12m | 5:52PM2.12m | 6:19AM1.98m | 6:40PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.62m | 11:31AM0.74m | 11:58PM0.79m | 12:16PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 11 |
207 | 205 | 210 | 193 | 197 | 158 | 190 | 143 | 140 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 165 | 3 | 201 | 169 | 165 | 136 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 15 |
26 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 201 | — | — | — | — | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 48 | 35 |
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