
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
301 | 265 | 248 | 224 | 228 | 224 | 217 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 66 | 120 | 171 | 171 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:54AM2.57m | 8:17PM2.22m | 8:42AM2.42m | 9:12PM2.07m | 9:35AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.56m | 2:22AM0.64m | 3:09PM0.67m | 3:14AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
301 | 265 | 248 | 224 | 228 | 224 | 217 | 164 | 157 | 119 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 66 | 120 | 151 | 140 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 7 |
130 | 255 | 130 | 218 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 171 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 171 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 11 | S 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 26 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
43 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 39 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 171 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 67 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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