Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | S 7 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 173 | 184 | 169 | 93 | 131 | 91 | 107 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:58AM0.19m | 5:11AM0.20m | 12:13PM0.28m | 2:10AM0.18m | 6:01AM0.19m | 1:07PM0.27m | 6:41AM0.18m | 2:05PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.18m | 7:53AM0.18m | 8:43PM0.05m | 3:23AM0.18m | 8:24AM0.18m | 9:32PM0.06m | 8:36AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 4 |
| kJ | 73 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 39 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 16 | — | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | E 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | — | SE 7 | S 3 |
| kJ | 156 | 173 | 184 | 169 | 93 | 131 | 91 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 532 | 652 | 416 | 398 | 398 | 419 | 305 | 245 | 258 | 258 | 280 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 429 | 471 | 0 | 934 | 934 | 955 | 652 | 652 |
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