
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 5PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 140 | 131 | 133 | 184 | 234 | 234 | 130 | 127 | 150 | 192 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 311 | 252 | 192 | 189 | 358 | 334 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.74m | 4:34AM2.89m | 4:56PM2.65m | 5:12AM2.79m | 5:35PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.11m | 10:22PM0.17m | 10:50AM0.15m | 11:00PM0.26m | 11:29AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
99 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 92 | 69 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 111 | 113 | 91 | 91 | 111 | 89 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
140 | 140 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 234 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 150 | 192 | 246 | 249 | 252 | 311 | 252 | 192 | 189 | 358 | 334 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
70 | 65 | 131 | 133 | 184 | 104 | 234 | 130 | 127 | 72 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 75 | 132 | 128 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 108 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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