Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Brava today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Brava at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 65 | 80 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 68 | 114 | 103 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 153 | 145 | 181 | 309 | 297 | 494 | 561 | 640 | 643 | 606 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.26m | 9:12PM1.05m | 9:16AM1.27m | 9:44PM1.13m | 9:50AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.44m | 3:16PM0.34m | 3:01AM0.40m | 3:43PM0.31m | 3:40AM0.36m | 4:09PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 65 | 80 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 103 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 153 | 145 | 143 | 309 | 297 | 494 | 561 | 640 | 643 | 606 | 551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 76 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 68 | 114 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 31 | 21 | 138 | 181 | 109 | 140 | 64 | 100 | 93 | 91 | 125 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 52 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 59 | 84 | 83 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 109 | 107 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 72 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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