Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playita today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Playita at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 71 | 84 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55AM2.65m | 7:18PM2.31m | 7:43AM2.59m | 8:13PM2.22m | 8:39AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.51m | 1:20AM0.55m | 2:09PM0.55m | 2:15AM0.63m | 3:11PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 128 | 125 | 117 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 51 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 53 | 78 | 40 | 84 | 38 | 75 | 70 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 71 | 39 | 71 | 50 | 32 | 69 | 69 | 123 | 82 | 95 | 93 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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