Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 167 | 239 | 270 | 48 | 280 | 253 | 191 | 195 | 163 | 175 | 155 | 160 | 162 | 220 | 148 | 115 | 85 | 131 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46AM0.28m | 11:03PM0.23m | 3:23AM0.21m | 10:34AM0.28m | 11:58PM0.21m | 4:20AM0.20m | 11:22AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.03m | 1:41AM0.20m | 6:33AM0.17m | 7:02PM0.03m | 2:09AM0.19m | 7:15AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
88 | 66 | 65 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 253 | 191 | 195 | 163 | 175 | 155 | 160 | 162 | 220 | 148 | 115 | 85 | 92 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
112 | 167 | 239 | 270 | 285 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 7 | 40 | 50 | 70 | 131 | 141 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 531 | 934 | 946 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 118 | 71 | 118 | 156 | 532 | 532 | 398 | 407 | 532 |
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