Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Negra today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 2AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2573 | 2725 | 2444 | 2138 | 2001 | 1978 | 1955 | 1932 | 1714 | 1469 | 1273 | 1054 | 1040 | 921 | 909 | 848 | 848 | 592 | 553 | 425 | 425 | 431 | 362 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.92m | 8:53AM2.13m | 9:13PM1.89m | 9:46AM2.20m | 10:15PM1.90m | 10:43AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.73m | 2:25AM0.61m | 3:13PM0.69m | 3:18AM0.61m | 4:14PM0.60m | 4:16AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2573 | 2725 | 597 | 575 | 645 | 724 | 647 | 534 | 465 | 481 | 505 | 516 | 503 | 493 | 430 | 380 | 342 | 343 | 351 | 306 | 252 | 196 | 191 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2573 | 2493 | 2444 | 2138 | 2001 | 1978 | 1955 | 1932 | 1714 | 1469 | 1273 | 1054 | 1040 | 921 | 909 | 848 | 848 | 592 | 553 | 425 | 425 | 431 | 362 | 362 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 686 | 620 | — | — | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 204 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 25 | 149 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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