
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
171 | 140 | 124 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 90 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 99 | 219 | 223 | 328 | 335 | 368 | 444 | 368 | 271 | 268 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.42m | 9:12PM2.07m | 9:35AM2.29m | 10:13PM1.97m | 10:33AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.67m | 3:14AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.74m | 4:12AM0.88m | 5:09PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
157 | 119 | 124 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 48 | 99 | 219 | 222 | 328 | 335 | 250 | 200 | 160 | 144 | 113 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 26 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 22 |
171 | 140 | 59 | 93 | 92 | 22 | 90 | 52 | 35 | 53 | 59 | 171 | 88 | 42 | 144 | 368 | 444 | 368 | 47 | 38 | 372 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 9 | SW 15 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 24 | SW 23 | S 7 |
8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 59 | 33 | 35 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 105 | 79 | 79 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 271 | 268 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | W 2 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 58 | 16 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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