La Placa Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
26.3°C
2.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
24
25
19
19
29
43
102
123
128
132
109
109
92
95
116
97
97
92
58
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05PM0.14m
6:36PM0.13m
7:21PM0.13m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.05m
6:04AM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
22
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
22
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
24
23
22
24
24
24
24
24
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