Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 362 | 425 | 459 | 459 | 471 | 483 | 411 | 358 | 344 | 424 | 418 | 408 | 497 | 553 | 547 | 1235 | 1179 | 1084 | 1057 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.83m | 9:27AM1.48m | 8:57PM1.76m | 9:52AM1.51m | 9:34PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.64m | 3:06AM0.03m | 2:56PM0.56m | 3:33AM0.14m | 3:34PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 367 | 362 | 425 | 459 | 459 | 471 | 483 | 411 | 358 | 344 | 424 | 418 | 309 | 355 | 424 | 418 | 1235 | 1179 | 1084 | 1057 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 60 | 10 | 64 | 101 | 101 | 368 | 408 | 497 | 553 | 547 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 21 | S 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 112 | 36 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 101 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 19 | — | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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