Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1031 | 1031 | 1005 | 942 | 893 | 869 | 857 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 731 | 581 | 548 | 532 | 525 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.96m | 3:58AM2.07m | 4:13PM1.97m | 4:34AM2.13m | 4:51PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.26m | 10:18PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1031 | 1031 | 1005 | 942 | 893 | 869 | 857 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 731 | 581 | 548 | 532 | 525 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | S 7 |
88 | 54 | 46 | 24 | 45 | 29 | 42 | 30 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 7 | W 9 | SE 6 |
17 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | SW 6 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 322 | 336 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 347 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 322 | 347 |
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