Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
24.1°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (22 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
11
10
4
7
10
5
4
1
1
1
1
9
17
31
60
68
69
12
14
28
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM0.12m
00:10AM0.10m
2:47PM0.12m
1:44AM0.10m
2:40PM0.13m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.04m
8:27PM0.10m
7:26AM0.05m
8:53PM0.08m
7:54AM0.06m
9:20PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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8:17
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8:18
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7:13
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Temp °C
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
23
24
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
17
17
21
17
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
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