La Costa Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.68° S 76.66° W

La Costa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Costa sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.5° 

La Costa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Costa today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Costa at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at La Costa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
473
466
459
437
423
409
355
578
510
493
498
1004
1571
1200
1068
871
836
746
736
659
573
534
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:44AM0.67m
11:42PM0.66m
10:29AM0.60m
1:01AM0.72m
11:35AM0.54m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.41m
4:38PM0.19m
5:23AM0.46m
5:31PM0.18m
7:30AM0.46m
6:36PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
19
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