Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
752 | 742 | 731 | 581 | 548 | 532 | 458 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 331 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 268 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.97m | 4:34AM2.13m | 4:51PM1.95m | 5:12AM2.16m | 5:30PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.20m | 10:48AM0.22m | 10:54PM0.19m | 11:29AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
752 | 742 | 731 | 581 | 548 | 532 | 458 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 331 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 268 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
57 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 124 | 124 | 21 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 12 | 13 | 124 | 124 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 350 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 322 | 368 | 11 | 0 |
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