Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today (07 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 11PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 302 | 573 | 560 | 489 | 362 | 295 | 295 | 358 | 358 | 408 | 349 | 363 | 350 | 337 | 441 | 424 | 234 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.25m | 1:33AM2.51m | 2:05PM2.30m | 2:13AM2.54m | 2:44PM2.33m | 2:51AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.27m | 8:02PM0.44m | 8:35AM0.22m | 8:42PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 62 | 80 | 73 | 489 | 362 | 295 | 295 | 358 | 358 | 291 | 349 | 335 | 258 | 337 | 441 | 424 | 234 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 302 | 573 | 560 | 63 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 329 | 322 | 408 | 293 | 363 | 350 | 209 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 171 | 169 | 167 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | S 12 | SSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | 175 | 175 | 14 | 79 | 128 | 37 | 188 | 256 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 38 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 33 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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