Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Chapelle today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Chapelle at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Chapelle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 91 | 76 | 93 | 99 | 134 | 358 | 378 | 575 | 575 | 584 | 597 | 636 | 858 | 866 | 924 | 887 | 887 | 815 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM5.83m | 10:27AM5.55m | 10:48PM5.29m | 11:11AM5.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM1.08m | 4:31AM1.32m | 4:50PM1.58m | 5:10AM1.85m | 5:36PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
11 | 91 | 76 | 93 | 99 | 134 | 358 | 378 | 10 | 10 | 584 | 9 | 8 | 858 | 866 | 924 | 887 | 887 | 815 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 10 | — | — |
88 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 575 | 575 | — | 597 | 636 | — | 626 | — | 640 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 551 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 82 | 82 | 340 | 91 | 348 | 179 | 180 | 21 |
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