Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.68° S 76.66° W

La Costa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Costa sea temperature is
23.0°C
5.1° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Costa at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
978
965
951
776
754
671
651
680
543
424
418
418
486
569
731
303
372
1278
1955
1821
1408
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:13PM0.65m
2:54AM0.83m
3:59PM0.74m
3:34AM0.78m
4:39PM0.81m
4:10AM0.72m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.29m
9:36AM0.11m
9:43PM0.29m
10:04AM0.09m
10:35PM0.29m
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
23
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
21
21
22
23
23
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