Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
352 | 352 | 337 | 323 | 286 | 290 | 303 | 316 | 321 | 344 | 382 | 392 | 387 | 377 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 236 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:29AM1.94m | 6:47PM1.66m | 7:12AM1.84m | 7:32PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.19m | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:48PM0.27m | 00:51AM0.28m | 1:34PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
352 | 352 | 337 | 323 | 286 | 290 | 303 | 316 | 321 | 344 | 382 | 392 | 387 | 377 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 114 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
48 | 88 | 57 | 70 | 67 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 80 | 85 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 236 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | SE 7 | W 3 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
33 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 80 | 31 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 72 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 295 | 100 | 0 |
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