Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 31 | 55 | 94 | 121 | 166 | 149 | 75 | 214 | 276 | 356 | 352 | 381 | 234 | 407 | 447 | 441 | 436 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.09m | 2:17PM2.23m | 2:45AM2.23m | 2:56PM2.30m | 3:21AM2.36m | 3:33PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.57m | 8:32PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.46m | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:28AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
20 | 21 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 21 | 55 | 94 | 121 | 166 | 149 | 68 | 214 | 276 | 356 | 352 | 381 | 234 | 407 | 447 | 441 | 436 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
5 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 75 | 149 | 66 | 75 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 21 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | N 8 |
32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 54 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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