Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 274 | 218 | 200 | 156 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 186 | 142 | 224 | 263 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.99m | 10:30PM1.75m | 10:49AM1.97m | 11:41PM1.79m | 11:54AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.87m | 4:20PM0.79m | 4:28AM0.92m | 5:28PM0.77m | 5:37AM0.89m | 6:27PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 279 | 274 | 218 | 200 | 156 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 140 | 134 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | 177 | 131 | 95 | 95 | 133 | 127 | 120 | 118 | 84 | 120 | 142 | 224 | 263 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 68 | 99 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 97 | 134 | 186 | 134 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 56 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 9 |
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