Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Preciosa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for La Preciosa at 3AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at La Preciosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
198 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 115 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 107 | 107 | 132 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:19AM0.52m | 1:15PM0.63m | 1:00AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.19m | 6:31AM0.10m | 7:39PM0.22m | 7:13AM0.10m | 8:41PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 |
10 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NE 8 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 107 | 132 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 591 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 601 | 788 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 471 | 471 | 307 | 0 |
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