Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 159 | 116 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 137 | 128 | 111 | 171 | 155 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 623 | 786 | 686 | 522 | 973 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.59m | 2:17PM2.77m | 2:52AM2.77m | 3:08PM2.84m | 3:40AM2.89m | 3:56PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.35m | 8:36PM0.09m | 8:59AM0.22m | 9:23PM0.01m | 9:48AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 142 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 76 | 66 | 84 | 80 | 98 | 95 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 623 | 786 | 686 | 522 | 973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 159 | 98 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 137 | 128 | 102 | 171 | 155 | 369 | 369 | 257 | 64 | 209 | 216 | 177 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 20 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 140 | 86 | 106 | 127 | 82 | 77 | 116 | 110 | 100 | 143 | 96 | 75 | 111 | 138 | 115 | 159 | 161 | 369 | 94 | — | 206 | 318 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 155 | 16 | 0 |
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