Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leca today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leca at 8AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 454 | 507 | 684 | 911 | 742 | 746 | 642 | 538 | 461 | 373 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 146 | 94 | 267 | 366 | 498 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.31m | 12:27PM3.45m | 00:45AM3.23m | 12:58PM3.36m | 1:16AM3.11m | 1:32PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.64m | 6:38PM0.62m | 6:46AM0.72m | 7:10PM0.73m | 7:19AM0.83m | 7:45PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 454 | 507 | 684 | 911 | 742 | 746 | 642 | 538 | 461 | 373 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 146 | 94 | 102 | 366 | 498 | 557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | — | NW 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 49 | 149 | — | 98 | 25 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 267 | 86 | 67 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 13 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 113 | 69 | 93 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 161 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 291 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 281 | 361 | 284 | 119 |
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