Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 641 | 674 | 330 | 261 | 229 | 396 | 431 | 437 | 443 | 544 | 589 | 604 | 512 | 499 | 411 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.50m | 11:16PM1.10m | 11:22AM1.46m | 11:56PM0.92m | 11:45AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.57m | 5:33PM0.61m | 4:33AM0.69m | 6:26PM0.68m | 4:17AM0.78m | 8:35PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 476 | 476 | 476 | 482 | 641 | 674 | 330 | 261 | 229 | 396 | 431 | 437 | 443 | 544 | 589 | 604 | 512 | 499 | 411 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 175 | 195 | 190 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 59 | 65 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | W 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 3 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 38 | — | 12 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 4 | — | 16 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 456 | 2 | 0 |
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