Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 455 | 370 | 376 | 343 | 345 | 356 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 153 | 149 | 148 | 139 | 133 | 179 | 208 | 203 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.21m | 9:26PM1.91m | 9:48AM2.11m | 10:37PM1.86m | 10:57AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.83m | 3:19PM0.80m | 3:26AM0.94m | 4:26PM0.85m | 4:36AM0.99m | 5:35PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 455 | 370 | 376 | 343 | 345 | 356 | 338 | 279 | 274 | 214 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 153 | 149 | 148 | 139 | 108 | 106 | 109 | 109 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 66 | 26 | 58 | 129 | 132 | 49 | 62 | 81 | 107 | 140 | 99 | 93 | 97 | 99 | 129 | 89 | 208 | 203 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 18 | S 22 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 133 | 179 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 95 |
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