Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Gauche today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Gauche at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Gauche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 142 | 202 | 202 | 237 | 247 | 286 | 260 | 208 | 186 | 96 | 90 | 124 | 100 | 86 | 84 | 343 | 512 | 590 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM2.77m | 5:59AM2.81m | 6:15PM2.68m | 6:34AM2.72m | 6:51PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM-0.04m | 11:49PM-0.05m | 12:09PM0.01m | 00:23AM0.03m | 12:46PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 142 | 202 | 202 | 237 | 247 | 286 | 260 | 208 | 186 | 96 | 90 | 124 | 100 | 86 | 84 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 4 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 117 | 94 | 67 | 90 | 83 | 37 | — | — | 2 | — | 71 | 70 | — | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | SW 9 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | 343 | 512 | 590 | 585 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 1222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1222 | 1222 | 404 | 399 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 1222 | 1228 | 1222 |
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