Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Langosta today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Langosta at 2AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Langosta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
155 | 151 | 144 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 327 | 327 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 305 | 346 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.68m | 10:48AM1.90m | 11:37PM1.71m | 11:52AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.75m | 4:26AM0.86m | 5:27PM0.73m | 5:34AM0.84m | 6:25PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
194 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 137 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 346 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 |
155 | 151 | 144 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 116 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 327 | 327 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 305 | 102 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | N 4 | N 4 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 |
7 | 7 | 11 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 116 | 84 | 14 | 15 | 75 | 103 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 16 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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