
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Placa today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 69 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:36PM0.14m | 5:00PM0.14m | 5:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.03m | 3:24AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 42 | 69 | 97 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 457 | 530 | 530 | 516 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 359 | 571 | 346 | 59 | 338 | 302 |
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