
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 5 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 83 | 72 | 56 | 64 | 58 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM2.26m | 7:24AM2.23m | 7:52PM2.03m | 8:11AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.74m | 1:42AM0.91m | 2:22PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 5 |
19 | 83 | 72 | 56 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 |
11 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | SSW 4 | W 10 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 |
34 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 74 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 802 | 797 | 168 | 130 | 139 | 127 | 65 | 65 | 531 | 531 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 70 | 100 | 256 | 100 | 260 | 127 |
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