Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 12PM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 304 | 267 | 256 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 233 | 330 | 211 | 323 | 323 | 327 | 422 | 518 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 637 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.85m | 7:43PM1.56m | 8:05AM1.74m | 8:38PM1.48m | 9:01AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.47m | 1:41PM0.48m | 1:41AM0.57m | 2:33PM0.58m | 2:35AM0.67m | 3:35PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 313 | 304 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 215 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 159 | 152 | 327 | 422 | 518 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 637 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 288 | 267 | 28 | 37 | 253 | 253 | 251 | 248 | 246 | 233 | 330 | 211 | 323 | 323 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 55 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 29 | 256 | 253 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 123 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 470 | 408 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 225 | 5 | 0 |
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