Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rocha Negra today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rocha Negra at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rocha Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 109 | 126 | 147 | 183 | 223 | 251 | 300 | 324 | 341 | 370 | 380 | 417 | 600 | 690 | 745 | 718 | 687 | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:23PM3.19m | 2:44AM3.08m | 2:56PM3.33m | 3:15AM3.19m | 3:27PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.91m | 8:41AM0.92m | 9:06PM0.79m | 9:12AM0.80m | 9:36PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
2 | 109 | 126 | 147 | 183 | 223 | 2 | 300 | 2 | 341 | 370 | 380 | 417 | 600 | 690 | 745 | 718 | 687 | 664 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 4 |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | 251 | 193 | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 423 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 695 | 691 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 398 | 616 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 53 | 46 |
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