
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
252 | 252 | 252 | 160 | 160 | 206 | 163 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 310 | 306 | 295 | 224 | 262 | 215 | 218 | 269 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:30PM2.67m | 4:45AM2.91m | 5:13PM2.62m | 5:29AM2.84m | 5:59PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.21m | 11:04AM0.10m | 11:14PM0.26m | 11:50AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
252 | 252 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 206 | 163 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 310 | 306 | 295 | 224 | 262 | 215 | 218 | 269 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 6 |
167 | 167 | 252 | 154 | 59 | 60 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 33 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 22 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
76 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 122 | 35 | 0 |
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