Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 178 | 175 | 166 | 207 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 145 | 260 | 330 | 300 | 302 | 297 | 291 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.53m | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:20PM1.42m | 8:48AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.38m | 2:24PM0.45m | 2:19AM0.48m | 3:19PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 178 | 175 | 166 | 207 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 77 | 59 | 260 | 330 | 300 | 302 | 297 | 291 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 233 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 65 | 156 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 90 | 45 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 37 | 55 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 48 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 145 | 22 | 36 | 93 | 31 | 60 | 55 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 552 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 552 | 100 | 0 |
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