Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Capilla today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Capilla at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Capilla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1088 | 856 | 1124 | 1325 | 711 | 1170 | 1304 | 1339 | 1299 | 1191 | 1050 | 1037 | 878 | 917 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 580 | 580 | 549 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.06m | 9:01PM0.58m | 9:17AM1.09m | 9:38PM0.61m | 9:51AM1.11m | 10:14PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.13m | 2:26AM0.13m | 4:08PM0.11m | 3:04AM0.12m | 4:38PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1088 | 856 | 1124 | 1325 | 682 | 1170 | 1304 | 1339 | 1299 | 1191 | 1050 | 1037 | 878 | 917 | 712 | 700 | 689 | 580 | 580 | 549 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | W 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 177 | 72 | 64 | 711 | 501 | 11 | 14 | — | 29 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 47 | 62 | 40 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 119 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 79 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 154 | 154 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
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