Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.95° S 54.92° W

La Olla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Olla sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Olla at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
9
2.2
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
306
230
194
240
360
443
496
694
695
839
773
724
645
414
518
1090
1131
973
955
878
806
954
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:26PM0.21m
5:01AM0.20m
11:09AM0.33m
00:09AM0.20m
5:45AM0.21m
11:47AM0.31m
00:55AM0.19m
6:23AM0.21m
12:25PM0.29m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.17m
6:51AM0.19m
7:48PM0.06m
2:36AM0.17m
7:32AM0.20m
8:32PM0.08m
2:58AM0.18m
8:18AM0.20m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
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