Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.36° N 0.41° W

La Placa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Placa sea temperature is
24.8°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) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Placa at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
2
1
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)
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
139
158
129
112
214
95
192
178
35
26
16
11
11
15
23
23
31
28
27
27
30
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:41PM0.13m
5:13PM0.12m
3:36PM0.12m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.04m
5:41AM0.04m
6:26AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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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1
3
3
1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
19
19
17
19
19
17
19
19
19
19
20
24
25
23
23
22
22
21
22
24
25
23
22
Feels °C
18
17
18
16
18
18
17
20
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
21
19
19
18
17
19
21
22
22
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