Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Grande today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 253 | 314 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 306 | 574 | 432 | 360 | 338 | 330 | 905 | 885 | 940 | 875 | 757 | 834 | 952 | 929 | 832 | 628 | 620 | 605 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM2.31m | 8:50PM2.01m | 9:22AM2.22m | 9:51PM1.91m | 10:17AM2.16m | 10:51PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.40m | 2:50PM0.54m | 2:58AM0.53m | 3:49PM0.59m | 3:54AM0.64m | 4:48PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 253 | 253 | 314 | 376 | 427 | 427 | 306 | 574 | 432 | 280 | 266 | 318 | 905 | 885 | 940 | 875 | 757 | 834 | 952 | 929 | 832 | 628 | 620 | 605 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 249 | 70 | 171 | 171 | 205 | 172 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 360 | 338 | 330 | 37 | 42 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 193 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 19 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 194 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 166 | 253 | 95 | 49 | 37 | 49 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 14 | 10 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 13 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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