Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 103 | 358 | 258 | 330 | 330 | 464 | 637 | 826 | 1124 | 1111 | 1012 | 1057 | 1044 | 1239 | 1115 | 1005 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.85m | 2:57PM1.93m | 3:22AM1.97m | 3:35PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33PM0.34m | 8:49AM0.40m | 9:09PM0.28m | 9:29AM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 51 | 358 | 64 | 140 | 102 | 107 | 637 | 826 | 1124 | 1111 | 1012 | 1057 | 1044 | 1239 | 1115 | 1005 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 18 | 258 | 330 | 330 | 464 | 77 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 40 | 84 | 107 | 102 | 54 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 37 | 36 | 248 | 306 | 306 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 336 | 5 | 5 |
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