Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zonte today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zonte at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zonte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 476 | 395 | 390 | 456 | 463 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.14m | 5:03AM2.25m | 5:20PM2.06m | 5:46AM2.20m | 6:04PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.03m | 11:17AM0.14m | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 476 | 395 | 390 | 456 | 463 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 71 | 100 | 69 | 26 | 109 | 96 | 82 | 54 | 43 | 25 | 88 | 49 | 63 | 79 | 99 | 99 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 72 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 39 | 62 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 3 | — | ESE 6 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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