
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 82 | 325 | 2165 | 2731 | 2297 | 1877 | 1595 | 1183 | 953 | 669 | 544 | 551 | 404 | 300 | 234 | 196 | 141 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42AM0.20m | 1:28PM0.31m | 7:43AM0.19m | 2:36PM0.32m | 3:51PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.02m | 8:46AM0.20m | 10:07PM0.01m | 9:11AM0.19m | 11:09PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1183 | 953 | 669 | 544 | 551 | 404 | 300 | 234 | 196 | 141 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 325 | 2165 | 2731 | 2297 | 1877 | 1595 | — | 47 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 55 | 102 | 148 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 407 | 9 | 693 | 695 | 764 | 245 | 245 | 233 | 159 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 155 | 155 | 118 |
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