Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.95° S 54.92° W

La Olla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Olla sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

La Olla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Olla today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Olla at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at La Olla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
573
866
1008
932
467
676
676
616
694
573
533
441
505
479
471
422
382
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:55AM0.19m
6:23AM0.21m
12:25PM0.29m
1:49AM0.18m
6:55AM0.21m
1:10PM0.26m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.08m
2:58AM0.18m
8:18AM0.20m
9:17PM0.10m
3:15AM0.18m
9:09AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
5:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:55
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:57
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our La Olla surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest