Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
248 | 251 | 188 | 144 | 194 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 243 | 225 | 151 | 286 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 280 | 211 | 312 | 368 | 355 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.71m | 10:21PM1.42m | 10:47AM1.68m | 11:29PM1.43m | 11:48AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.63m | 4:22PM0.62m | 4:18AM0.68m | 5:27PM0.62m | 5:24AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
184 | 188 | 188 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 141 | 128 | 232 | 128 | 94 | 225 | 59 | 87 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 90 | 85 | 312 | 368 | 355 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
248 | 251 | 33 | 49 | 57 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 232 | 123 | 232 | 158 | 92 | 92 | 44 | 83 | 147 | 147 | 138 | 99 | 79 | 81 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
19 | 12 | 131 | 68 | 194 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 149 | 148 | 243 | 34 | 151 | 286 | 149 | 81 | 83 | 280 | 211 | 38 | 34 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 30 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 506 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 506 | 8 | 0 |
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