Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Placa today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM0.12m | 3:36PM0.12m | 2:59PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.04m | 6:26AM0.04m | 7:00AM0.04m | 8:27PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 21 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 18 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 240 | 346 | 70 | 349 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 185 | 185 | 378 | 516 | 350 | 423 | 2 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 185 | 185 | 349 | 549 |
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