Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Paz today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Paz at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Paz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
430 | 425 | 387 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 208 | 203 | 246 | 189 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 149 | 147 | 289 | 254 | 167 | 180 | 202 | 238 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM2.00m | 7:33PM1.69m | 7:58AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.32m | 1:34PM0.39m | 1:35AM0.44m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.55m | 3:19PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
430 | 425 | 123 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 208 | 203 | 246 | 119 | 145 | 178 | 57 | 149 | 147 | 289 | 254 | 167 | 180 | 202 | 238 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 |
79 | 77 | 387 | 103 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 68 | 189 | 183 | 32 | 175 | 38 | 55 | 18 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 44 | 26 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SE 6 |
32 | 32 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 45 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 52 | 55 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | S 2 | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 481 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 496 | 213 | 0 |
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