Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). 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 (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 564 | 419 | 365 | 328 | 258 | 256 | 208 | 206 | 141 | 152 | 156 | 171 | 178 | 164 | 164 | 149 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.20m | 5:14AM0.21m | 12:47PM0.26m | 5:56AM0.20m | 1:49PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.04m | 2:39AM0.19m | 8:34AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.05m | 9:17AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 258 | 33 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 149 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 9 | — | S 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 6 | — | 22 | 17 | 21 | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | 16 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 236 | 564 | 419 | 365 | 328 | — | 256 | 208 | 206 | 141 | 152 | 156 | 171 | 178 | 164 | 164 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 182 | 426 | 419 | 407 | 532 | 398 | 407 | 398 | 407 | 917 | 428 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 245 |
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