La Derecha Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.59° S 54.12° W

La Derecha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Derecha sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.2° 

La Derecha 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 Derecha today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Derecha at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
S
7
0.8
E
9
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
400
355
254
220
235
197
163
148
178
151
171
161
135
117
115
121
107
110
92
76
74
54
54
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21AM0.23m
10:26AM0.39m
3:26PM0.21m
10:55PM0.32m
4:15AM0.23m
11:13AM0.40m
4:02PM0.21m
11:42PM0.29m
5:11AM0.22m
11:58AM0.40m
4:37PM0.21m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.20m
6:33AM0.08m
2:05PM0.20m
7:02PM0.03m
2:05AM0.18m
7:17AM0.11m
3:03PM0.21m
7:51PM0.03m
2:48AM0.17m
8:00AM0.14m
4:09PM0.21m
8:40PM0.05m
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
2
1
2
4
8
16
12
7
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
11
8
6
8
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
7
8
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
9
9
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