Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
24.7°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
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
1
2
2
2
2
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)
1.1
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
274
307
307
219
157
45
26
16
11
27
23
23
24
25
26
16
16
17
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM0.13m
5:13PM0.12m
3:36PM0.12m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.04m
6:26AM0.04m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:14
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8:15
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7:17
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7:16
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7:15
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 mm
5
1
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5
1
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Temp °C
18
20
21
18
18
18
18
19
21
24
25
23
23
22
21
21
22
24
25
24
22
Feels °C
17
19
22
19
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
21
20
19
18
17
19
21
22
20
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