Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
24.5°C
4.1° 

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 (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 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
ENE
2
0.6
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
16
19
19
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
11
9
8
4
1
1
1
1
2
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36PM0.12m
2:59PM0.12m
00:10AM0.10m
2:47PM0.12m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.04m
7:00AM0.04m
8:27PM0.10m
7:26AM0.05m
8:53PM0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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8:15
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8:17
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7:15
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7:14
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Temp °C
19
18
20
23
25
24
22
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
21
24
24
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
15
18
21
21
20
19
17
18
20
22
21
20
19
19
18
18
15
19
21
18
19
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