Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playita today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playita at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 466 | 404 | 404 | 398 | 398 | 285 | 277 | 252 | 252 | 176 | 176 | 171 | 165 | 310 | 163 | 161 | 253 | 253 | 465 | 441 | 408 | 547 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.68m | 7:55PM2.40m | 8:29AM2.58m | 8:53PM2.25m | 9:23AM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14AM0.30m | 1:52PM0.53m | 2:06AM0.47m | 2:51PM0.61m | 3:00AM0.63m | 3:50PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 410 | 466 | 404 | 404 | 398 | 398 | 285 | 277 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 176 | 109 | 45 | 310 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 465 | 441 | 408 | 547 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 252 | 252 | 67 | 50 | 46 | 142 | 55 | 108 | 161 | 251 | 206 | 38 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 111 | 111 | 47 | 39 | 154 | 49 | 171 | 165 | 109 | 163 | 80 | 253 | 253 | 151 | 137 | 53 | 75 | 104 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
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