Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
215 | 160 | 160 | 133 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 123 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 146 | 220 | 223 | 251 | 291 | 422 | 582 | 759 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.44m | 1:30PM1.67m | 2:03AM1.56m | 2:14PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.68m | 2:55PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.52m | 7:55PM0.38m | 8:02AM0.44m | 8:32PM0.31m | 8:46AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
215 | 160 | 160 | 133 | 36 | 82 | 60 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 55 | 101 | 79 | 64 | 220 | 223 | 226 | 291 | 103 | 582 | 759 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 178 | 123 | 104 | 146 | 38 | 29 | 251 | 248 | 422 | 98 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
22 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 84 | 22 | 15 | 123 | 28 | 84 | 54 | 37 | 19 | 214 | 26 | 30 | 45 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 20 | 160 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 395 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 650 | 392 | 120 | 0 |
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