Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 243 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 147 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12AM2.00m | 7:33PM1.69m | 7:58AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.40m | 1:35AM0.44m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.55m | 3:19PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
126 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 69 | 149 | 154 | 178 | 75 | 55 | 147 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
387 | 57 | 34 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 243 | 186 | 183 | 47 | 175 | 172 | 66 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 96 | 103 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
45 | 67 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 49 | 27 | 21 | 66 | 129 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 491 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 491 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 506 | 0 | 0 |
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