
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 5PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 69 | 73 | 54 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 101 | 76 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM2.98m | 6:48AM2.60m | 7:05PM2.83m | 7:33AM2.46m | 7:51PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.18m | 00:35AM0.10m | 12:42PM0.29m | 1:19AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 69 | 73 | 54 | 47 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 101 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
8 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
37 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | 13 | 24 | — | — | 56 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 725 | 1309 | 1309 | 725 | 725 | 701 | 8 | 12 | 174 | 1286 | 1088 | 725 | 597 | 267 | 0 | 12 | 266 | 819 | 737 | 645 | 523 |
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