Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Alta today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Alta at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Roca Alta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 197 | 192 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 56 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM0.27m | 3:41AM0.11m | 3:43PM0.33m | 4:42AM0.09m | 4:25PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.03m | 8:23AM0.05m | 11:24PM-0.01m | 8:57AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 197 | 192 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 56 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 37 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 114 | 123 | 22 | 2 |
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