Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 109 | 108 | 152 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 143 | 242 | 239 | 373 | 306 | 441 | 452 | 602 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM2.18m | 1:43PM2.35m | 2:16AM2.34m | 2:24PM2.46m | 2:52AM2.50m | 3:03PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.75m | 8:02PM0.50m | 8:18AM0.62m | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:57AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 45 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 441 | 452 | 602 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 113 | 112 | 110 | 79 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 53 | 109 | 108 | 152 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 143 | 242 | 239 | 373 | 306 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 81 | 53 | 54 | 33 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 115 | 153 | 100 | 125 | 132 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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