Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Negra today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 287 | 260 | 260 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.72m | 9:41AM1.93m | 10:26PM1.67m | 10:47AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.71m | 3:17AM0.81m | 4:20PM0.75m | 4:24AM0.86m | 5:27PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 5 | S 9 |
| kJ | 297 | 295 | 289 | 284 | 279 | 274 | 223 | 204 | 194 | 158 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 146 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 29 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 103 | 100 | 174 | 160 | 95 | 127 | 155 | 151 | 144 | 84 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 287 | 260 | 109 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 184 | 116 | 84 | 260 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 6 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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