
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Barra today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 138 | 98 | 153 | 164 | 152 | 282 | 239 | 183 | 142 | 110 | 321 | 523 | 696 | 1146 | 1339 | 1282 | 901 | 1584 | 2023 | 3135 | 3724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:29AM0.18m | 3:20PM0.23m | 5:54AM0.19m | 4:47PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.19m | 5:55PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.17m | 10:48PM0.10m | 9:26AM0.17m | 11:25PM0.11m | 10:35AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 14 |
206 | 138 | 98 | 153 | 164 | 152 | 282 | 239 | 183 | 142 | 110 | 83 | 66 | 49 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 3071 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | W 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 34 | 67 | 149 | 263 | 321 | 523 | 696 | 1146 | 1339 | 1282 | 901 | 1584 | 2023 | 3135 | 3724 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 183 | 26 | 72 | 119 | 664 | 956 | 684 | 652 | 244 | 160 | 160 | 977 | 232 | 232 | 232 |
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