
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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 101 | 171 | 96 | 103 | 144 | 368 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 268 | 372 | 799 | 898 | 763 | 543 | 365 | 474 | 746 | 959 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:35AM2.29m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:33AM2.21m | 11:18PM1.93m | 11:33AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.74m | 4:12AM0.88m | 5:09PM0.77m | 5:14AM0.92m | 6:09PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
21 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 101 | 127 | 96 | 103 | 117 | 109 | 156 | 98 | 70 | 100 | 80 | 799 | 898 | 763 | 543 | 365 | 474 | 746 | 959 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 26 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 |
90 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 171 | 31 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 444 | 37 | 24 | 268 | 372 | 88 | 65 | 62 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 12 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | WSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 58 | 144 | 368 | 40 | 368 | 271 | 47 | 22 | 39 | 55 | 116 | 54 | 46 | 37 | 43 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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