Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Ciotat today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Ciotat at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Ciotat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 148 | 33 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:36AM0.15m | 5:34PM0.18m | 4:17AM0.14m | 6:47PM0.20m | 5:53AM0.14m | 7:36PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.08m | 00:27AM0.12m | 11:03AM0.07m | 1:34AM0.11m | 12:12PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
45 | 6 | 95 | 95 | 148 | 129 | 102 | 136 | 103 | 61 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 117 | 419 | 263 | 213 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 137 | 137 | 286 | 569 | 270 | 79 | 45 | 268 | 417 | 568 | 568 | 581 | 568 | 568 |
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