Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 175 | 173 | 226 | 220 | 248 | 245 | 209 | 156 | 154 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 124 | 154 | 209 | 209 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.75m | 1:21AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.82m | 2:05AM1.73m | 2:16PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.49m | 7:19AM0.57m | 7:56PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.48m | 8:33PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
86 | 84 | 59 | 226 | 220 | 248 | 245 | 209 | 156 | 62 | 150 | 32 | 20 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 129 | 209 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 |
268 | 175 | 173 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 154 | 30 | 109 | 106 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 106 | 154 | 104 | 209 | 104 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 10 |
69 | 67 | 32 | 56 | 57 | 15 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 82 | 124 | 104 | 19 | 104 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | S 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | — | NE 2 | — | SSE 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 | — | SSE 7 | — | — |
6 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 77 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 108 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 225 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 146 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 506 | 0 | 0 |
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