Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leca today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Leca at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 400 | 322 | 425 | 456 | 566 | 427 | 416 | 225 | 179 | 206 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1150 | 1027 | 841 | 757 | 623 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17AM2.94m | 9:41PM2.96m | 9:53AM3.14m | 10:15PM3.11m | 10:25AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09AM1.21m | 3:32PM1.03m | 3:44AM1.04m | 4:06PM0.85m | 4:16AM0.88m | 4:37PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | W 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 527 | 400 | 322 | 315 | — | — | — | 304 | 225 | 179 | 206 | 642 | 5 | 1150 | 1150 | 1027 | 841 | 757 | 623 | 494 | 486 | 479 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 16 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 49 | 91 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NW 12 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 425 | 456 | 566 | 427 | 416 | 211 | — | — | — | 933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 288 | 361 | 273 | 177 | 156 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 300 | 284 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 57 | 55 | 0 |
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