
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Valor today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Valor at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Valor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
171 | 166 | 164 | 160 | 152 | 85 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 66 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.40m | 9:06PM2.23m | 9:32AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.64m | 2:46PM0.54m | 3:16AM0.73m | 4:00PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
102 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
169 | 166 | 164 | 160 | 152 | 85 | 104 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 134 | 108 | 105 | 105 | 66 | 105 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | S 10 |
2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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