Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31PM2.81m | 6:53AM2.55m | 7:10PM2.58m | 7:31AM2.38m | 7:51PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.20m | 00:38AM0.25m | 12:48PM0.36m | 1:13AM0.46m | 1:28PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | E 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | W 10 | W 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 255 | 256 | 216 | 216 | 130 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 130 | 130 | 152 | 107 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 258 | 281 | 648 | 281 | 258 |
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