Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (26 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 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 | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:43PM2.35m | 2:16AM2.34m | 2:24PM2.46m | 2:52AM2.50m | 3:03PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.50m | 8:18AM0.62m | 8:38PM0.40m | 8:57AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 62 | 452 | 602 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
57 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 53 | 109 | 108 | 152 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 143 | 242 | 239 | 373 | 306 | 441 | 51 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 16 | 0 |
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