Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Lancha today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Lancha at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Lancha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 80 | 93 | 97 | 35 | 44 | 68 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.16m | 10:52AM1.11m | 9:41AM1.10m | 5:49PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.55m | 1:22AM0.43m | 1:35PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
75 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 80 | 93 | 97 | 35 | 44 | 68 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 9 | SW 19 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 16 | SW 17 | NW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | SW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 12 | SW 19 |
4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 27 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
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