
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leca today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leca at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
749 | 680 | 605 | 500 | 436 | 464 | 285 | 275 | 293 | 193 | 179 | 123 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 54 | 43 | 39 | 61 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:13AM3.05m | 9:39PM2.99m | 9:47AM3.21m | 10:10PM3.12m | 10:19AM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM1.14m | 3:30PM0.90m | 3:37AM0.98m | 4:01PM0.75m | 4:09AM0.83m | 4:32PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
749 | 680 | 605 | 500 | 436 | 464 | 285 | 275 | 293 | 193 | 179 | 123 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 39 | — | 22 | 30 | 12 | — | 4 | 11 | 54 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 23 | 54 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 18 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 61 | 23 | — | — | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | — | NW 9 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 31 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 283 | 284 | 13 |
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