Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 6PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 164 | 249 | 249 | 300 | 238 | 235 | 342 | 248 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 229 | 224 | 273 | 243 | 454 | 427 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.68m | 3:40AM2.98m | 4:11PM2.70m | 4:25AM2.96m | 4:58PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.20m | 10:01AM-0.02m | 10:12PM0.19m | 10:47AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 108 | 154 | 216 | 166 | 166 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 78 | 224 | 273 | 212 | 454 | 427 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 67 | 249 | 249 | 300 | 238 | 235 | 342 | 248 | 310 | 306 | 103 | 78 | 78 | 229 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 5 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 243 | 9 | 2 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 9 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 164 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 151 | 15 | 0 |
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