Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Placa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 37°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.09m | 7:18PM0.12m | 8:26AM0.08m | 7:22PM0.13m | 7:38PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.08m | 12:11PM0.07m | 2:56AM0.07m | 11:07AM0.08m | 4:27AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 8 | — | 12 | 28 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 25 | — | 17 | 22 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 568 | 641 | 600 | 643 | 366 | 349 | 349 | 366 | 731 | 730 | 737 | 781 | 767 | 4 | 568 | 406 | 568 | 225 | 338 | 618 | 570 | 192 | 350 |
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