Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 31 | 55 | 94 | 121 | 166 | 149 | 75 | 214 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.94m | 1:35PM2.14m | 2:08AM2.09m | 2:17PM2.23m | 2:45AM2.23m | 2:56PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.68m | 7:56PM0.48m | 8:09AM0.57m | 8:32PM0.38m | 8:49AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 55 | 21 | 55 | 94 | 121 | 166 | 149 | 68 | 214 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 149 | 66 | 75 | 44 | 87 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 10 | N 3 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | W 12 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 31 | 44 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 8 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 54 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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