La Placa Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
27.2° C
2.6° 

La Placa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Placa today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 7PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (18 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
S
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
6
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
S
10
WSW
15
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
High Tide
10:14PM0.12m
4:44AM0.13m
9:37PM0.12m
5:21AM0.11m
9:30PM0.12m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.01m
11:47PM0.12m
1:18PM0.03m
2:20AM0.11m
1:32PM0.05m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:22
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
28
29
27
27
30
30
28
28
29
31
27
28
29
32
32
30
31
38
30
Feels °C
31
32
31
33
31
31
30
32
31
31
32
35
30
31
31
31
33
31
32
37
33
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