Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 3AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 362 | 444 | 316 | 319 | 263 | 610 | 749 | 524 | 515 | 580 | 687 | 679 | 671 | 309 | 368 | 364 | 666 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.51m | 11:44AM1.38m | 11:11PM1.32m | 12:18PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.35m | 5:26PM0.75m | 5:32AM0.52m | 6:29PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 260 | 250 | 231 | 231 | 223 | 263 | 610 | 749 | 524 | 515 | 445 | 412 | 250 | 671 | 236 | 222 | 144 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 293 | 362 | 444 | 316 | 319 | 136 | 84 | 125 | 173 | 390 | 580 | 687 | 679 | 213 | 258 | 368 | 364 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 85 | 166 | 108 | 85 | 181 | 53 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 103 | 106 | 309 | 211 | 248 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 4 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 417 | 159 | 491 | 49 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 333 | 456 | 314 | 2 |
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