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La Placa surfForecast / Valencia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Placa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Placa sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Placa today?
The current surf forecast for La Placa at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
26 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 64 | 136 | 195 | 212 | 160 | 133 | 87 | 69 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 49 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 4:49AM0.15m | 5:08AM0.14m | 5:08AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.03m | 3:52PM0.03m | 4:38PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 26 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 136 | 195 | 212 | 160 | 133 | 87 | 69 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 49 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | WNW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 62 | — | 1 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 568 | 568 | 0 | 574 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 568 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
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