Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Langosta today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Langosta at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Langosta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1068 | 1041 | 788 | 767 | 677 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 447 | 428 | 428 | 500 | 500 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59AM2.63m | 5:17PM2.42m | 5:41AM2.56m | 6:00PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.06m | 11:13AM0.16m | 11:25PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1068 | 1041 | 788 | 767 | 677 | 598 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 447 | 428 | 428 | 500 | 500 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 129 | 163 | 196 | 192 | 192 | 195 | 62 | 79 | 94 | 100 | 106 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 111 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | — | S 11 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 60 | — | 23 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
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