Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 154 | 66 | 72 | 43 | 76 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 101 | 20 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 4 | 96 | 125 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:11AM0.24m | 11:13PM0.25m | 3:06AM0.21m | 10:59AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.07m | 6:16AM0.12m | 6:23PM0.05m | 2:34AM0.21m | 7:04AM0.14m | 7:23PM0.04m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | SSW 4 | E 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 154 | 66 | 72 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 101 | 118 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 3 | 96 | 1 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | S 14 | S 3 | S 7 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 10 | NNE 3 | E 10 | E 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 128 | 1 | 125 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 70 | 75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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