
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 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 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 74 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.83m | 7:33AM2.46m | 7:51PM2.62m | 8:19AM2.31m | 8:39PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.29m | 1:19AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.44m | 2:02AM0.46m | 2:13PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
66 | 46 | — | — | 19 | 23 | 74 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | 33 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 42 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 23 | — | — | 40 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 725 | 1286 | 1080 | 725 | 652 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 780 | 784 | 725 | 600 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 266 | 807 | 737 |
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