La Placa Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
29.2° C
3.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 5AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.8
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
17
28
25
34
33
25
20
20
20
19
17
13
13
13
9
9
8
4
4
2
2
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:28AM0.11m
7:12PM0.12m
6:35AM0.09m
7:18PM0.12m
8:26AM0.08m
7:22PM0.13m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.09m
12:16PM0.06m
1:38AM0.08m
12:11PM0.07m
2:56AM0.07m
11:07AM0.08m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
29
30
29
30
29
29
28
30
31
30
30
30
30
29
28
27
28
31
32
31
32
33
Feels °C
32
29
31
33
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
33
32
33
31
31
31
30
32
32
32
34
36
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