Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 154 | 154 | 297 | 292 | 415 | 408 | 394 | 370 | 376 | 343 | 345 | 356 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.36m | 8:25PM2.04m | 8:46AM2.21m | 9:26PM1.91m | 9:48AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.69m | 2:27AM0.83m | 3:19PM0.80m | 3:26AM0.94m | 4:26PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 154 | 154 | 297 | 292 | 415 | 408 | 394 | 370 | 376 | 343 | 345 | 356 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 85 | 114 | 85 | 111 | 30 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 66 | 9 | 58 | 129 | 132 | 49 | 62 | 81 | 107 | 140 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 18 | S 22 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 13 | 30 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
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