Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 9AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
369 | 369 | 623 | 786 | 686 | 522 | 973 | 951 | 854 | 920 | 909 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 715 | 614 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 535 | 535 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.89m | 3:56PM2.86m | 4:24AM2.95m | 4:41PM2.81m | 5:06AM2.93m | 5:24PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.15m | 10:08PM0.00m | 10:35AM0.13m | 10:51PM0.06m | 11:20AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
57 | 54 | 623 | 786 | 686 | 522 | 973 | 951 | 854 | 920 | 909 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 783 | 773 | 715 | 614 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 535 | 535 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
369 | 257 | 209 | 209 | 224 | 232 | 232 | 236 | 189 | 180 | 177 | 137 | 137 | 177 | 174 | 209 | 84 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 77 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 11 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | W 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
161 | 369 | 5 | — | 206 | 318 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 59 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 144 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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