Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Pastora today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Pastora at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Pastora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 192 | 151 | 158 | 220 | 175 | 382 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 201 | 261 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.46m | 2:41PM1.41m | 9:34AM1.22m | 4:40PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.69m | 00:18AM0.55m | 10:25AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 192 | 151 | 158 | 220 | 175 | 382 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 201 | 261 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WNW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 29 | 21 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 67 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
14 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 71 | 142 | 31 | 83 | 82 | 102 | 99 | 17 | 79 | 80 | 121 | 120 | 49 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 36 | 44 | 34 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 373 | 12 | 29 | 0 |
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