Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Chapelle today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Chapelle at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Chapelle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 66 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 82 | 88 | 76 | 93 | 109 | 108 | 284 | 371 | 425 | 425 | 436 | 495 | 573 | 686 | 765 | 816 | 799 | 766 | 717 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:50AM6.00m | 10:07PM5.83m | 10:27AM5.55m | 10:48PM5.29m | 11:11AM5.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.79m | 4:11PM1.08m | 4:31AM1.32m | 4:50PM1.58m | 5:10AM1.85m | 5:36PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 66 | 45 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 88 | 76 | 93 | 109 | 108 | 284 | 371 | 425 | 425 | 436 | 495 | 573 | 686 | 765 | 816 | 799 | 766 | 717 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | — | 35 | 82 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 579 | 579 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 61 | 61 | 89 | 551 | 728 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 91 | 90 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 332 | 31 | 434 | 179 | 21 |
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