Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Olla today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Olla at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Olla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 99 | 101 | 106 | 166 | 94 | 43 | 50 | 64 | 90 | 100 | 104 | 118 | 102 | 115 | 93 | 80 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:51PM0.27m | 3:15AM0.21m | 10:55AM0.34m | 11:42PM0.25m | 4:10AM0.21m | 11:43AM0.33m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.03m | 2:03AM0.21m | 6:44AM0.13m | 7:18PM0.03m | 2:36AM0.20m | 7:27AM0.14m | 8:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 99 | 101 | 106 | 166 | 94 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 90 | 100 | 104 | 118 | 102 | 115 | 93 | 80 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 78 | 79 | 238 | 405 | 659 | 733 | 525 | 525 | 525 | 409 | 238 | 405 | 412 | 412 | 425 | 298 |
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