Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 4AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.19m | 8:39PM2.08m | 9:05AM2.02m | 9:44PM1.88m | 10:20AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.68m | 2:12PM0.76m | 2:34AM0.89m | 3:10PM0.95m | 3:37AM1.06m | 4:37PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 |
2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | 35 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 258 | 256 | 256 | 261 | 531 | 281 | 258 | 261 | 256 | 258 | 381 | 381 | 799 | 251 | 168 | 168 | 174 | 186 | 184 | 799 | 809 | 797 | 168 |
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