Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 12AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
324 | 361 | 380 | 389 | 446 | 587 | 650 | 731 | 807 | 771 | 674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:56PM3.33m | 3:15AM3.19m | 3:27PM3.43m | 3:46AM3.27m | 3:59PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.79m | 9:12AM0.80m | 9:36PM0.70m | 9:42AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 8 |
324 | 361 | 380 | 389 | 446 | 587 | 650 | 731 | 807 | 771 | 674 | 640 | 538 | 388 | 334 | 251 | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 10 | N 3 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 784 | 1 | — | — | 263 | 257 | 220 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 19 | 616 | 53 | 255 |
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