Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leca today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leca at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 138 | 207 | 195 | 192 | 198 | 183 | 203 | 186 | 222 | 248 | 254 | 309 | 257 | 696 | 900 | 1038 | 1174 | 971 | 804 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:33PM3.31m | 1:49AM3.03m | 2:05PM3.17m | 2:22AM2.88m | 2:40PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.79m | 7:44PM0.83m | 7:50AM0.91m | 8:17PM0.98m | 8:23AM1.06m | 8:55PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 195 | 192 | 198 | 183 | 11 | 186 | 21 | 21 | 254 | 309 | 127 | 696 | 900 | 1038 | 1174 | 971 | 804 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 138 | 207 | — | — | — | — | 203 | — | 222 | 248 | — | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 227 | 238 | 171 | 9 | 36 | 171 | 168 | 163 | 171 | 161 | 161 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 28 | 283 | 161 | 114 | 114 |
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