Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 198 | 203 | 164 | 198 | 339 | 298 | 303 | 367 | 184 | 377 | 189 | 304 | 304 | 252 | 256 | 273 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28AM2.72m | 5:43PM2.56m | 6:15AM2.66m | 6:32PM2.41m | 7:01AM2.56m | 7:20PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.22m | 11:56PM0.11m | 12:29PM0.31m | 00:41AM0.26m | 1:18PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 431 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 339 | 298 | 303 | 367 | 44 | 377 | 189 | 304 | 304 | 87 | 90 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 361 | 88 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 198 | 203 | 150 | 198 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 45 | 184 | 43 | 43 | 194 | 57 | 252 | 256 | 273 | 277 | 215 | 366 | 187 | 361 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 7 | S 12 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 130 | 81 | 94 | 59 | 145 | 219 | 146 | 14 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 280 | 371 | 190 | 54 | 187 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
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