Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 2AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 843 | 729 | 720 | 711 | 616 | 503 | 496 | 489 | 482 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 362 | 362 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:09PM2.00m | 8:22AM2.04m | 9:15PM1.97m | 9:30AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.76m | 2:12AM0.98m | 2:52PM0.85m | 3:22AM1.03m | 3:57PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 843 | 729 | 720 | 711 | 616 | 503 | 496 | 489 | 482 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 412 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 362 | 362 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 29 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 91 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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