Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Punta today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Punta at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 396 | 431 | 437 | 443 | 544 | 589 | 604 | 604 | 499 | 411 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.10m | 11:22AM1.46m | 11:56PM0.92m | 11:45AM1.39m | 12:18PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.69m | 6:26PM0.68m | 4:17AM0.78m | 8:35PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 396 | 431 | 437 | 443 | 544 | 589 | 604 | 604 | 499 | 411 | 325 | 325 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 316 | 312 | 299 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 190 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 24 | 64 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 7 | W 15 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 67 | 63 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 92 | 142 | 130 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 314 | 0 | 2 | 504 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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