Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | NW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 238 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 4 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.84m | 6:37AM2.82m | 7:04PM2.60m | 7:26AM2.63m | 8:06PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM1.10m | 00:14AM1.25m | 12:43PM1.31m | 00:54AM1.46m | 1:39PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 238 | 3 | 653 | 680 | 651 | 635 | 584 | 513 | 542 | 531 | 531 | 437 | 391 | 307 | 235 | 230 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 324 | 508 | 619 | 665 | 497 | 673 | 1013 | — | — | — | — | 820 | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 731 | 758 | 758 | 392 | 378 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 303 | 532 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
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