Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Langosta today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Langosta at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s 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 (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Langosta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
395 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 301 | 293 | 238 | 224 | 218 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM2.14m | 7:05AM2.29m | 7:29PM1.98m | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:19PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:48AM0.44m | 1:26PM0.49m | 1:32AM0.59m | 2:16PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
395 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 424 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 120 | 118 | 140 | 270 | 286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
100 | 120 | 98 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 301 | 293 | 238 | 224 | 218 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | S 12 | S 12 | N 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | S 14 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 24 | — | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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