Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leca today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leca at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 111 | 206 | 262 | 275 | 142 | 368 | 315 | 296 | 303 | 416 | 139 | 309 | 213 | 157 | 119 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM3.16m | 10:44PM3.17m | 11:00AM3.31m | 11:18PM3.25m | 11:32AM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.87m | 4:49AM0.84m | 5:10PM0.74m | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:42PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 142 | 368 | 315 | 296 | 9 | 8 | 139 | 309 | 213 | 157 | 119 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 37 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 51 | 39 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 206 | 262 | 275 | 97 | — | — | — | 303 | 416 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 283 | 315 | 292 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 361 | 297 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 17 |
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