Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). 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 2.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 312 | 299 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 111 | 149 | 151 | 156 | 163 | 217 | 322 | 288 | 288 | 156 | 156 | 223 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.32m | 2:45PM1.26m | 9:01AM1.15m | 4:50PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.61m | 00:27AM0.49m | 11:39AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 316 | 312 | 299 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 68 | 149 | 151 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 322 | 288 | 288 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 111 | 68 | 68 | 156 | 163 | 217 | 96 | 98 | 105 | 156 | 156 | 223 | 233 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 92 | 142 | 130 | 83 | 50 | 103 | 12 | 51 | 80 | 121 | 120 | 76 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 97 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 34 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 456 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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