
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 257 | 249 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 145 | 200 | 318 | 289 | 140 | 136 | 126 | 122 | 111 | 96 | 94 | 234 | 270 | 103 | 110 | 223 | 201 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:14PM0.35m | 7:01AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.37m | 7:30AM0.17m | 7:19PM0.37m | 8:05AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM-0.01m | 10:06AM0.15m | 2:39AM0.01m | 10:56AM0.13m | 3:39AM0.03m | 11:55AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
261 | 257 | 249 | 75 | 91 | 82 | 145 | 147 | 145 | 129 | 140 | 136 | 126 | 122 | 111 | 96 | 66 | 234 | 270 | 103 | 87 | 223 | 201 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
67 | 69 | 60 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 37 | 36 | — | — | 125 | 125 | 38 | 25 | 87 | 79 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 110 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
35 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 15 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 93 | 91 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | N 3 | — |
3 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 50 | 72 | 111 | 200 | 318 | 289 | 87 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 25 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 118 | 156 | 532 | 419 | 233 | 118 | 71 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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