Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 648 | 746 | 1017 | 1109 | 1096 | 1068 | 939 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:27AM2.64m | 3:39PM2.60m | 4:01AM2.74m | 4:16PM2.62m | 4:36AM2.80m | 4:53PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.38m | 9:47PM0.27m | 10:11AM0.30m | 10:21PM0.25m | 10:48AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 769 | 648 | 746 | 1017 | 1109 | 1096 | 1068 | 939 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 179 | 45 | 158 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 47 | 138 | 104 | 151 | 147 | 142 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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