Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 6PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:02PM2.94m | 7:26AM2.79m | 7:50PM2.69m | 8:20AM2.63m | 8:55PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM1.14m | 1:07AM1.24m | 1:29PM1.34m | 1:54AM1.44m | 2:33PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 19 | 194 | 361 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 157 | 259 | 79 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 79 | 187 | 631 | 14 | 438 |
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