Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 92 | 90 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 94 | 171 | 79 | 78 | 144 | 368 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 268 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:12PM2.07m | 9:35AM2.29m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:33AM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.74m | 4:12AM0.88m | 5:09PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 92 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 55 | 94 | 118 | 79 | 78 | 84 | 98 | 103 | 96 | 70 | 74 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 26 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 92 | 22 | 90 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 171 | 46 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | S 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 59 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 144 | 368 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 268 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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