Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 173 | 163 | 128 | 98 | 108 | 66 | 217 | 276 | 320 | 272 | 229 | 219 | 195 | 171 | 175 | 184 | 157 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:08PM0.25m | 2:07AM0.21m | 9:46AM0.28m | 11:03PM0.23m | 3:23AM0.21m | 10:34AM0.28m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.04m | 1:34AM0.21m | 5:49AM0.15m | 6:08PM0.03m | 1:41AM0.20m | 6:33AM0.17m | 7:02PM0.03m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 240 | 173 | 163 | 128 | 98 | 92 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 48 | 229 | 219 | 195 | 171 | 175 | 184 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 64 | 80 | 78 | 108 | 146 | 217 | 276 | 320 | 272 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 112 | 11 | 152 | 531 | 531 | 934 | 934 | 934 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 154 | 118 |
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