
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Olla today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Olla at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Olla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | S 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 139 | 63 | 78 | 92 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:57AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.31m | 1:45AM0.19m | 6:50AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.30m | 3:16AM0.18m | 7:44AM0.20m | 2:04PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.18m | 8:04AM0.19m | 9:08PM0.07m | 3:39AM0.18m | 8:38AM0.20m | 9:56PM0.09m | 3:39AM0.18m | 9:14AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
43 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 63 | 78 | 92 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | — | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 8 | E 11 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 62 | 68 | 62 | 139 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 7 | 72 | 1032 | 953 | 941 | 941 | 423 | 273 | 273 | 941 | 953 | 1475 | 1474 | 1216 | 524 | 422 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
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