
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 2PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1317 | 1300 | 1193 | 853 | 820 | 788 | 869 | 676 | 676 | 846 | 453 | 529 | 521 | 447 | 434 | 373 | 363 | 357 | 299 | 290 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:27AM2.45m | 9:10PM2.14m | 9:39AM2.37m | 10:31PM2.15m | 10:58AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.57m | 3:16AM0.72m | 4:13PM0.60m | 4:37AM0.73m | 5:28PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1317 | 1300 | 1193 | 853 | 820 | 788 | 869 | 676 | 676 | 846 | 453 | 529 | 521 | 447 | 127 | 153 | 135 | 96 | 299 | 290 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 111 | 77 | 434 | 373 | 363 | 357 | 70 | 47 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 6 | W 8 | SSE 7 | W 8 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
11 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 8 | 38 | 97 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 187 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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