Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Guancha today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for La Guancha at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La Guancha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 467 | 400 | 332 | 332 | 284 | 373 | 461 | 322 | 254 | 227 | 227 | 226 | 133 | 154 | 150 | 127 | 94 | 74 | 254 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.53m | 10:40PM1.46m | 10:49AM1.67m | 11:24PM1.62m | 11:31AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.67m | 4:35AM0.71m | 5:14PM0.51m | 5:21AM0.56m | 5:50PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 486 | 467 | 400 | 332 | 332 | 284 | 257 | 225 | 322 | 254 | 227 | 227 | 164 | 132 | 154 | 150 | 127 | 94 | 74 | 254 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | N 11 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 262 | 305 | 301 | 288 | 264 | 178 | 110 | 77 | 229 | 225 | 172 | 170 | 45 | 133 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 55 | 69 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 16 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 131 | 168 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 51 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 106 | 72 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 56 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | E 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 373 | 461 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 226 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 74 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 80 | 80 | 107 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 107 | 107 |
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