Surf Forecasts:
Cocas Beach / Praia Negra surf forecast from 17 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with 360 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 19 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cocas Beach / Praia Negra this week:
The surf forecast for Cocas Beach / Praia Negra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cocas Beach / Praia Negra in the next 16 days are 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 19th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cocas Beach / Praia Negra over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 68 | 96 | 129 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 89 | 132 | 312 | 288 | 355 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.13m | 9:53PM0.87m | 10:14AM1.13m | 10:44PM0.84m | 11:06AM1.10m | 11:36PM0.82m | 11:58AM1.04m | 00:31AM0.79m | 12:52PM0.97m | 1:29AM0.78m | 1:48PM0.89m | 2:31AM0.77m | 2:46PM0.82m | 3:32AM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM-0.01m | 3:38AM0.04m | 4:35PM0.03m | 4:28AM0.07m | 5:28PM0.08m | 5:20AM0.13m | 6:20PM0.14m | 6:15AM0.19m | 7:14PM0.19m | 7:15AM0.24m | 8:09PM0.22m | 8:22AM0.28m | 9:04PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 68 | 96 | 129 | 183 | 179 | 145 | 154 | 176 | 182 | 185 | 182 | 148 | 145 | 355 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 12 | NNW 5 | SSW 19 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 132 | 312 | 288 | 145 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 13 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 61 | 89 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 45 | 56 | 82 | 65 | — | 73 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 649 | 1619 | 1619 | 1605 | 1619 | 1683 | 0 | 0 | 1399 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 643 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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