La Placa Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
29.1° C
3.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 9PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.8
SSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
9
3
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
5
NE
15
SSW
30
S
45
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:26AM0.08m
7:22PM0.13m
7:38PM0.13m
8:07PM0.13m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.08m
4:27AM0.06m
6:01AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
32
32
31
32
30
32
32
32
31
32
31
31
28
27
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
36
32
31
30
32
30
29
25
28
26
28
28
28
30
28
28
28
28
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