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La Placa surfForecast / Valencia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Placa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Placa sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Placa today?
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 3AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | ESE 3 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:00AM0.16m | 4:26AM0.16m | 4:26AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM-0.00m | 2:52PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | E 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 571 | 568 | 568 | 558 | 568 | 568 | 561 | 326 | 326 | 185 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 568 | 350 | 350 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 436 | 326 |
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