Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | 194 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 186 | 149 | 123 | 87 | 84 | 95 | 193 | 174 | 140 | 140 | 102 | 100 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.31m | 6:25AM2.46m | 6:45PM2.16m | 7:07AM2.31m | 7:30PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:49AM0.43m | 1:28PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
191 | 194 | 194 | 189 | 186 | 183 | 186 | 149 | 123 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 193 | 174 | 140 | 140 | 102 | 100 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
13 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 64 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | N 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | N 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 5 | — | N 7 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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