Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Valor today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Valor at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Valor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 80 | 160 | 174 | 102 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 98 | 121 | 119 | 108 | 149 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 193 | 259 | 123 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:49AM2.57m | 8:18PM2.19m | 8:46AM2.51m | 9:24PM2.13m | 9:53AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.61m | 3:18PM0.57m | 3:26AM0.67m | 4:28PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 80 | 160 | 174 | 57 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 98 | 90 | 96 | 94 | 60 | 59 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 193 | 259 | 123 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 42 | 82 | 40 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 96 | 119 | 108 | 149 | 147 | 57 | 38 | 37 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 37 | 15 | 32 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 121 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 67 | 42 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
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