
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Placa today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 2AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM0.12m | 3:36PM0.12m | 2:59PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.04m | 7:00AM0.04m | 8:27PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
19 | 16 | 19 | 34 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 9 | E 7 |
4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — |
4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 47 | 47 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 185 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 618 | 326 | 345 | 349 | 349 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 349 | 123 |
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