
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
331 | 408 | 433 | 459 | 236 | 165 | 161 | 356 | 372 | 331 | 253 | 331 | 326 | 361 | 206 | 164 | 206 | 350 | 361 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.90m | 4:47AM2.90m | 5:02PM2.84m | 5:35AM2.89m | 5:50PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM-0.06m | 10:55AM0.18m | 11:17PM0.00m | 11:46AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
331 | 408 | 433 | 459 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 356 | 372 | 331 | 253 | 331 | 326 | 361 | 167 | 164 | 206 | 350 | 361 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 |
40 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 236 | 165 | 160 | 54 | 55 | 15 | 71 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 206 | 150 | 198 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 |
14 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 81 | 15 | 46 | 76 | 46 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 144 | 3 | 0 |
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