Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Pastora today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Pastora at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Pastora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
561 | 553 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 592 | 674 | 302 | 246 | 229 | 384 | 425 | 437 | 522 | 530 | 566 | 596 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.41m | 11:09AM1.65m | 11:26PM1.21m | 11:33AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.62m | 5:41PM0.66m | 4:44AM0.75m | 6:36PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
561 | 553 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 592 | 674 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 384 | 425 | 437 | 522 | 530 | 566 | 596 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 9 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SSE 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
25 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 302 | 246 | 164 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 24 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
16 | 14 | — | 41 | — | 34 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 29 | 80 | 581 | 581 | 82 | 80 | 0 |
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