Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Rocas today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Rocas at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Punta Rocas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1259 | 1045 | 929 | 823 | 799 | 812 | 865 | 717 | 683 | 589 | 579 | 555 | 472 | 595 | 564 | 694 | 985 | 974 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM0.58m | 5:42AM1.06m | 5:28PM0.62m | 6:23AM1.06m | 6:20PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.00m | 12:16PM0.21m | 11:25PM0.01m | 12:55PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1259 | 1045 | 929 | 823 | 799 | 812 | 865 | 717 | 683 | 589 | 579 | 555 | 472 | 464 | 371 | 358 | 985 | 974 | 929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 23 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 38 | 38 | 173 | 55 | 21 | 63 | 108 | 151 | 192 | 303 | 441 | 595 | 564 | 694 | 351 | 345 | 338 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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