Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 805 | 781 | 757 | 711 | 677 | 579 | 569 | 595 | 366 | 475 | 258 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31PM2.56m | 6:49AM2.67m | 7:30PM2.39m | 7:56AM2.52m | 8:55PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM1.26m | 00:16AM1.42m | 1:04PM1.44m | 1:12AM1.59m | 2:26PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 854 | 805 | 781 | 757 | 711 | 677 | 579 | 569 | 595 | 366 | 163 | 258 | 568 | 671 | 698 | 662 | 544 | 534 | 439 | 389 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | NW 7 | ESE 5 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SE 4 | NW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 3 | 17 | 88 | 1 | 177 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 16 | NW 6 | ESE 6 | NW 15 | SE 5 | S 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 18 | 18 | 139 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 58 | 25 | 475 | 16 | 65 | 923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 98 | 98 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
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