Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Posta today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Posta at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Posta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 167 | 184 | 159 | 159 | 162 | 296 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 103 | 111 | 97 | 104 | 124 | 115 | 98 | 96 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:34AM0.28m | 11:58PM0.21m | 4:20AM0.20m | 11:22AM0.28m | 00:58AM0.19m | 5:11AM0.20m | 12:13PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.03m | 2:09AM0.19m | 7:15AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.04m | 2:44AM0.18m | 7:53AM0.18m | 8:43PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 185 | 167 | 184 | 159 | 159 | 162 | 296 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 96 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | E 6 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 28 | 39 | 42 | 69 | 103 | 111 | 97 | 104 | 124 | 115 | 98 | — | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 71 | 71 | 245 | 245 | 532 | 1054 | 532 | 532 | 398 | 532 | 398 | 398 | 419 | 416 | 403 | 321 |
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