Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Alta today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Alta at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Roca Alta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 154 | 158 | 179 | 179 | 184 | 193 | 202 | 211 | 238 | 202 | 177 | 173 | 143 | 128 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM0.11m | 6:22PM0.35m | 7:56AM0.11m | 6:58PM0.34m | 8:28AM0.11m | 7:35PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.08m | 2:10AM-0.02m | 11:38AM0.08m | 2:46AM-0.01m | 12:14PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 143 | 154 | 158 | 179 | 179 | 184 | 193 | 202 | 211 | 238 | 202 | 177 | 173 | 143 | 128 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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