Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 113 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.63m | 8:55PM2.49m | 9:33AM2.53m | 10:24PM2.40m | 11:02AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM1.52m | 3:01AM1.60m | 4:07PM1.61m | 4:37AM1.66m | 5:43PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 204 | 196 | 121 | 26 | 43 | 56 | 55 | 28 | 217 | 188 | 163 | 115 | 98 | 63 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 12 | 17 | 113 | 269 | 335 | 257 | 114 | 126 | 105 | 160 | 296 | 432 | 356 | 281 | — | 58 | 58 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 188 | 188 | 532 | 155 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 835 | 770 | 742 | 188 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
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