Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 337 | 307 | 364 | 491 | 491 | 644 | 622 | 580 | 512 | 499 | 798 | 788 | 778 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 670 | 472 | 394 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.01m | 11:20PM2.14m | 11:41AM2.09m | 00:09AM2.31m | 12:33PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.84m | 5:36AM0.86m | 5:50PM0.76m | 6:27AM0.69m | 6:36PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 342 | 337 | 307 | 347 | 491 | 491 | 644 | 622 | 580 | 512 | 499 | 798 | 788 | 778 | 612 | 612 | 604 | 670 | 472 | 394 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 336 | 329 | 299 | 364 | 312 | 243 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 127 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 352 | 352 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 20 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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