Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Pastora today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Pastora at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Pastora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
229 | 384 | 425 | 437 | 522 | 530 | 566 | 596 | 596 | 499 | 417 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 389 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.21m | 11:33AM1.60m | 00:11AM1.03m | 12:01PM1.54m | 12:44PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.75m | 6:36PM0.73m | 4:37AM0.85m | 8:22PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
229 | 384 | 425 | 437 | 522 | 530 | 566 | 596 | 596 | 499 | 417 | 394 | 394 | 389 | 389 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
164 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSE 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
24 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 70 | 142 | 131 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 348 | 12 | 82 | 581 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 83 | 83 | 373 | 82 | 12 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 10 |
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