Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 139 | 136 | 179 | 208 | 203 | 206 | 260 | 258 | 201 | 155 | 154 | 243 | 235 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.11m | 10:37PM1.86m | 10:57AM2.09m | 11:49PM1.91m | 12:02PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.94m | 4:26PM0.85m | 4:36AM0.99m | 5:35PM0.82m | 5:46AM0.96m | 6:34PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 139 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 95 | 97 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
132 | 49 | 62 | 81 | 107 | 103 | 99 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 127 | 89 | 208 | 203 | 206 | 260 | 258 | 201 | 155 | 154 | 243 | 235 | 224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 133 | 179 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 37 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 75 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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