Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 2AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 666 | 777 | 835 | 954 | 932 | 900 | 859 | 1150 | 1005 | 1122 | 1122 | 1245 | 1245 | 1230 | 1230 | 1214 | 1214 | 1054 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.68m | 6:40AM1.83m | 7:13PM1.59m | 7:26AM1.73m | 8:06PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.35m | 00:24AM0.50m | 1:04PM0.45m | 1:08AM0.60m | 1:53PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 549 | 427 | 777 | 835 | 954 | 932 | 900 | 859 | 1150 | 1005 | 1122 | 1122 | 1245 | 1245 | 1230 | 1230 | 1214 | 1214 | 1054 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 304 | 666 | 342 | 342 | 299 | 219 | 212 | 219 | 121 | 190 | 152 | 99 | 85 | 108 | 102 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | — | 17 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 25 | 43 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 347 | 0 | 0 |
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