Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 4PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
155 | 154 | 243 | 235 | 224 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 169 | 122 | 118 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 57 | 77 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:02PM2.14m | 00:49AM2.02m | 12:57PM2.24m | 1:36AM2.18m | 1:43PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.74m | 6:46AM0.87m | 7:22PM0.62m | 7:35AM0.75m | 8:02PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
102 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
155 | 154 | 243 | 235 | 224 | 216 | 214 | 211 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 169 | 122 | 118 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 57 | 55 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 |
74 | 73 | 37 | 29 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 144 | 151 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 36 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 144 | 30 | 0 |
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