Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 282 | 277 | 230 | 199 | 190 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 212 | 180 | 209 | 212 | 241 | 222 | 264 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.61m | 5:12AM2.81m | 5:32PM2.55m | 5:51AM2.77m | 6:15PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.26m | 10:57PM0.26m | 11:27AM0.25m | 11:35PM0.31m | 12:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 282 | 277 | 230 | 199 | 190 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 212 | 42 | 170 | 37 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 6 |
12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 212 | 180 | 209 | 31 | 212 | 222 | 170 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 8 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
3 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 48 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 111 | 152 | 192 | 241 | 8 | 264 | 260 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 145 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 151 | 187 | 16 | 0 |
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