Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Gotera today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Gotera at 6AM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Gotera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 879 | 1858 | 3223 | 5107 | 5500 | 1848 | 1403 | 1040 | 833 | 678 | 532 | 496 | 392 | 343 | 437 | 445 | 828 | 1079 | 815 | 538 | 408 | 306 | 247 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM1.69m | 00:36AM1.07m | 12:44PM1.60m | 1:23AM1.09m | 1:29PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.08m | 6:42PM-0.05m | 6:12AM0.11m | 7:24PM-0.00m | 7:04AM0.17m | 8:05PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 101 | 134 | 84 | 169 | 302 | 1836 | 1403 | 1040 | 815 | 612 | 526 | 496 | 390 | 343 | 427 | 445 | 253 | 1079 | 815 | 538 | 408 | 306 | 247 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 11 | — | NW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 134 | 57 | 102 | 46 | — | 1848 | 1225 | 911 | 833 | 678 | 532 | 365 | 318 | 320 | 335 | 272 | 238 | 437 | 170 | 403 | 302 | 264 | 164 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | NW 13 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | NW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 7 | — | — | — | 287 | 421 | 598 | 447 | 135 | 345 | 335 | 392 | 342 | 437 | 424 | 64 | 203 | 287 | 118 | 309 | 196 | 246 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | SW 12 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 879 | 1858 | 3223 | 5107 | 5500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 828 | 386 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 386 | 386 | 386 | 1273 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 21 | 62 | 161 | 161 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 161 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
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