Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Olla today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Olla at 5AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Olla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 161 | 352 | 504 | 470 | 398 | 422 | 450 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.21m | 5:56AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:37AM0.19m | 6:53AM0.20m | 2:10PM0.31m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.05m | 3:51AM0.19m | 8:46AM0.17m | 9:47PM0.06m | 4:33AM0.19m | 9:19AM0.18m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 161 | 352 | 504 | 470 | 398 | 422 | 450 | 533 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 162 | 9 | 690 | 162 | 163 | 911 | 733 | 750 | 924 | 238 | 912 | 1044 | 954 | 166 |
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