
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
222 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 371 | 502 | 310 | 203 | 505 | 781 | 871 | 871 | 861 | 831 | 651 | 643 | 635 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:52AM2.46m | 1:12PM2.57m | 1:46AM2.65m | 2:05PM2.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.49m | 7:28PM0.29m | 7:55AM0.33m | 8:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
134 | 306 | 302 | 302 | 371 | 502 | 310 | 203 | 505 | 781 | 871 | 871 | 861 | 831 | 651 | 643 | 635 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
222 | 64 | 68 | 94 | 68 | 33 | 79 | 130 | 80 | 18 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 50 | 39 | 52 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 34 | 134 | 133 | 168 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 151 | 2 | 0 |
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