Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 179 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 371 | 367 | 239 | 358 | 344 | 393 | 382 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45PM2.41m | 4:51AM2.53m | 5:24PM2.34m | 5:29AM2.43m | 6:05PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.54m | 11:11AM0.35m | 11:23PM0.63m | 11:51AM0.45m | 00:04AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 179 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 371 | 367 | 239 | 358 | 344 | 393 | 382 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 377 | 367 | 362 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 29 | 32 | 79 | 112 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 45 | 67 | 40 | 38 | 51 | 46 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | — | S 11 | SSW 16 | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 87 | 44 | 36 | 59 | — | 9 | 149 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 75 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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