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La Placa surfForecast / Valencia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Placa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NW 3 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | N 7 | S 5 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:49AM0.13m | 12:25PM0.09m | 1:44AM0.13m | 2:32PM0.09m | 1:51AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.05m | 8:50AM0.08m | 6:24PM0.06m | 9:04AM0.06m | 6:54PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | N 7 | — | N 6 | NE 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 84 | 88 | 64 | 28 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 2 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 52 | 59 | 41 | 29 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 595 | 595 | 642 | 185 | 4 | 25 | 70 | 349 | 185 | 366 | 185 | 4 | 25 | 350 | 718 | 516 | 548 | 403 | 403 | 349 | 366 | 570 | 185 |
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