Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1109 | 1096 | 1068 | 939 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.60m | 4:01AM2.74m | 4:16PM2.62m | 4:36AM2.80m | 4:53PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.27m | 10:11AM0.30m | 10:21PM0.25m | 10:48AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1109 | 1096 | 1068 | 939 | 777 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 549 | 465 | 398 | 392 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
56 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 30 | 39 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 9 |
151 | 147 | 142 | 31 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 157 | 35 | 0 |
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