Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Negra today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 823 | 739 | 720 | 589 | 566 | 574 | 724 | 715 | 693 | 726 | 621 | 614 | 1351 | 1644 | 1290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.33m | 2:41AM2.55m | 3:06PM2.35m | 3:19AM2.55m | 3:45PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.15m | 9:08PM0.26m | 9:38AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 313 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 823 | 739 | 720 | 589 | 566 | 574 | 724 | 715 | 693 | 425 | 553 | 553 | 1351 | 1644 | 1290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | WNW 11 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 386 | 381 | 381 | 381 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 355 | 335 | 248 | 186 | 346 | 407 | 726 | 621 | 614 | 41 | 99 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 48 | 38 | 35 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 23 | 45 | 91 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 140 | 90 | 18 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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