
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
482 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 352 | 332 | 313 | 304 | 267 | 256 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 233 | 330 | 211 | 323 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.96m | 6:57PM1.68m | 7:16AM1.85m | 7:43PM1.56m | 8:05AM1.74m | 8:38PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.36m | 12:54PM0.37m | 00:56AM0.47m | 1:41PM0.48m | 1:41AM0.57m | 2:33PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
482 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 469 | 352 | 332 | 313 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 245 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 159 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
50 | 86 | 125 | 73 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 297 | 288 | 267 | 256 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 233 | 330 | 211 | 323 | 323 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 23 | SW 22 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
19 | 131 | 122 | 39 | 35 | 180 | 224 | 302 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 225 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 336 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 434 | 145 | 5 |
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