Roca Loca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 9.59° N 84.63° W

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Roca Loca sea temperature is

30.3° C

Roca Loca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	303	232	225	225	225	225	225	259	411	405	228	228	394	373	347	342	312	336	331	331	312	362	266	266
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	NNE	NE	E	SW	S	SE	E	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	W	SW	WSW	NW	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	SW	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			1:12AM2.39m				1:29PM2.77m				2:11AM2.56m				2:27PM2.86m					3:06AM2.71m				3:21PM2.91m
Low Tide	6:59PM0.28m				7:11AM0.44m				7:57PM0.14m				8:12AM0.32m				8:50PM0.02m					9:09AM0.23m


	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02
mm	—	3	—	—	—	—	2	3	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	27	28	29	28	28	27	26	26	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	31	31	33	33	31	33	32	32	31	30	32	32	32	31	32	30	28	28	33	32	31	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	303	232	225	225	225	225	225	259	411	405	228	149	394	373	347	342	312	336	331	331	312	362	266	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 7	S 16	S 16	SW 13	S 6	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 15	S 8	S 8	S 7	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	50	60	51	44	31	188	186	144	20	27	142	228	18	18	17	111	154	111	111	111	109	82	113	109
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 6	SW 20	S 7	S 8	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 18	S 7	S 7	S 17	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	11	97	153	139	190	20	19	19	9	134	17	18	3	3	50	17	17	91	16	9	9	9	16	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	57	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	30	30	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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