
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 11AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 54 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:38AM2.00m | 00:23AM1.94m | 12:36PM2.17m | 1:09AM2.14m | 1:20PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM1.10m | 6:07PM0.90m | 6:19AM0.94m | 6:56PM0.72m | 7:07AM0.75m | 7:35PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
20 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 54 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 4 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 6 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | WNW 10 | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | E 8 | — |
2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 2 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 127 | 136 | 136 | 251 | 145 | 152 | 198 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 173 | 240 | 376 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 139 | 266 | 198 | 29 |
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