Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
752 | 553 | 547 | 711 | 1021 | 1009 | 1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 623 | 623 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49PM2.18m | 4:18AM2.24m | 4:35PM2.14m | 5:03AM2.25m | 5:20PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.12m | 10:03PM0.01m | 10:30AM0.11m | 10:47PM0.03m | 11:17AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
752 | 553 | 547 | 711 | 1021 | 1009 | 1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 623 | 623 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
66 | 76 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 44 | 46 | 29 | 43 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 69 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 33 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
47 | 220 | 318 | 214 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 63 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 350 | 350 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 0 |
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