Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 11PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 609 | 596 | 768 | 751 | 867 | 827 | 789 | 891 | 870 | 870 | 870 | 1179 | 1029 | 1029 | 1029 | 1016 | 1016 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.52m | 6:40AM1.69m | 7:12PM1.44m | 7:26AM1.59m | 8:04PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.31m | 00:21AM0.44m | 1:04PM0.40m | 1:06AM0.53m | 1:52PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 537 | 609 | 596 | 768 | 751 | 867 | 827 | 789 | 891 | 870 | 870 | 870 | 1179 | 1029 | 1029 | 1029 | 1016 | 1016 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 273 | 273 | 307 | 303 | 246 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 36 | 147 | 199 | 142 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 81 | 53 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 295 | 470 | 100 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 295 | 495 | 20 | 0 |
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