Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
199 | 190 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 212 | 180 | 209 | 212 | 241 | 222 | 264 | 260 | 163 | 230 | 198 | 248 | 291 | 504 | 347 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.55m | 5:51AM2.77m | 6:15PM2.46m | 6:35AM2.69m | 7:03PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.25m | 11:35PM0.31m | 12:10PM0.30m | 00:17AM0.39m | 12:57PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 15 |
199 | 53 | 216 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 180 | 209 | 212 | 212 | 170 | 170 | 164 | 152 | 230 | 125 | 248 | 161 | 504 | 161 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
40 | 190 | 51 | 216 | 216 | 212 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 241 | 222 | 264 | 260 | 25 | 157 | 198 | 94 | 291 | 161 | 347 | 483 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
56 | 48 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 152 | 192 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 163 | 188 | 186 | 24 | 239 | 134 | 183 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
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