Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Chapelle today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Chapelle at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Chapelle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 68 | 65 | 85 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 86 | 253 | 248 | 229 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:07PM5.44m | 5:29AM5.48m | 5:43PM5.89m | 6:03AM5.88m | 6:15PM6.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM1.84m | 11:29PM1.48m | 11:42AM1.39m | 00:04AM1.03m | 12:16PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 8 | WSW 7 |
53 | 30 | 65 | 85 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 229 | 188 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WNW 10 | NNE 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
44 | 68 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SW 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 10 |
75 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — |
2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 28 | 86 | 253 | 248 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 82 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 31 | 179 | 185 | 540 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 10 |
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