Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playita today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playita at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 26 | 35 | 57 | 83 | 103 | 109 | 134 | 132 | 153 | 156 | 127 | 107 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:48AM0.15m | 6:22PM0.33m | 8:05AM0.11m | 6:57PM0.33m | 7:34PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.12m | 9:34AM0.13m | 3:52AM0.08m | 9:16AM0.11m | 4:34AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 26 | 13 | 57 | 1 | 103 | 109 | 134 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 156 | 127 | 107 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 673 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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