
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de la Barrosa today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de la Barrosa at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa de la Barrosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM2.03m | 8:11AM2.03m | 8:53PM1.83m | 9:26AM1.88m | 10:34PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.91m | 2:22PM0.95m | 2:40AM1.09m | 3:49PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
18 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 28 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 10 | 33 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 125 | 145 | 168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 531 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 100 | 260 | 100 | 260 | 127 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 256 | 216 | 152 | 127 |
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