Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's La Placa sea temperature is
25.2°C
3.7° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
141
206
125
61
52
23
33
22
12
19
14
9
8
5
3
2
1
4
7
8
8
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
0
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
ESE
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
3:37PM0.12m
2:57AM0.11m
3:34PM0.12m
4:07AM0.11m
3:34PM0.13m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.05m
9:32PM0.08m
9:07AM0.06m
10:02PM0.06m
9:31AM0.07m
10:36PM0.05m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
22
21
19
20
22
20
22
22
22
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