Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 9PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 273 | 343 | 271 | 268 | 322 | 659 | 932 | 1399 | 1235 | 1107 | 993 | 1094 | 1081 | 945 | 921 | 1139 | 2076 | 2020 | 2025 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.71m | 8:55AM1.49m | 8:37PM1.68m | 9:14AM1.56m | 9:09PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.59m | 2:39AM0.17m | 2:34PM0.50m | 3:00AM0.22m | 3:07PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 36 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
245 | 241 | 343 | 218 | 268 | 215 | 659 | 932 | 1399 | 1235 | 1107 | 993 | 1094 | 1081 | 945 | 536 | 1139 | 2076 | 2020 | 2025 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
67 | 64 | 144 | 271 | 212 | 229 | 138 | 138 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 106 | 177 | 380 | 457 | 921 | 432 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 9 | S 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | SE 8 | SW 8 |
273 | 273 | 35 | 253 | 253 | 322 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 115 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | — | 11 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 504 | 456 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 504 | 71 | 2 | 0 |
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