Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 795 | 854 | 776 | 669 | 661 | 644 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 566 | 566 | 447 | 471 | 483 | 258 | 489 | 483 | 465 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.94m | 12:51PM2.22m | 1:31AM1.99m | 1:37PM2.26m | 2:16AM2.06m | 2:21PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.74m | 7:21PM0.51m | 7:25AM0.70m | 8:05PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.64m | 8:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 795 | 854 | 776 | 669 | 661 | 644 | 620 | 605 | 589 | 581 | 574 | 566 | 566 | 447 | 471 | 483 | 125 | 489 | 483 | 465 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 196 | 196 | 203 | 214 | 214 | 192 | 189 | 182 | 178 | 178 | 181 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 131 | 128 | 258 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 72 | 176 | 116 | 71 | 67 | 184 | 251 | 251 | 251 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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