Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 454 | 366 | 509 | 458 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 90 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.39m | 7:56AM2.52m | 8:55PM2.31m | 9:26AM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM1.44m | 1:12AM1.59m | 2:26PM1.56m | 2:46AM1.68m | 4:10PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 454 | 366 | 163 | 228 | 380 | 710 | 660 | 615 | 544 | 534 | 479 | 389 | 344 | 263 | 90 | 220 | 216 | 162 | 132 | 106 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 45 | 88 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 43 | 116 | — | 7 | 33 | 30 | 90 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 509 | 458 | 683 | 1013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 184 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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