Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playita today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playita at 2PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 446 | 441 | 358 | 318 | 304 | 370 | 366 | 437 | 432 | 432 | 354 | 267 | 260 | 318 | 375 | 371 | 366 | 306 | 302 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.06m | 9:53PM1.90m | 10:12AM2.03m | 11:07PM1.96m | 11:22AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.90m | 3:56AM1.05m | 4:47PM0.89m | 5:11AM1.01m | 5:48PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 52 | 370 | 366 | 70 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 78 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 371 | 58 | 306 | 302 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 446 | 446 | 441 | 358 | 318 | 304 | 51 | 51 | 437 | 432 | 432 | 354 | 267 | 260 | 318 | 375 | 38 | 366 | 39 | 30 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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