
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 2PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
181 | 154 | 220 | 218 | 111 | 269 | 354 | 361 | 446 | 446 | 441 | 432 | 388 | 370 | 437 | 432 | 516 | 510 | 510 | 418 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM2.15m | 8:44PM1.92m | 9:04AM2.05m | 9:57PM1.87m | 10:17AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.81m | 2:46AM0.98m | 3:40PM0.88m | 4:00AM1.03m | 4:52PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
54 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 67 | 63 | 75 | 432 | 516 | 94 | 70 | 72 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
136 | 134 | 134 | 130 | 99 | 269 | 354 | 361 | 446 | 446 | 441 | 432 | 388 | 370 | 437 | 65 | 61 | 510 | 510 | 418 | 384 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
181 | 154 | 220 | 218 | 111 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | — | 50 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 98 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 122 | 36 |
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