Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 147 | 257 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 103 | 138 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 185 | 182 | 182 | 250 | 250 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.78m | 9:17PM1.47m | 9:44AM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.55m | 3:19PM0.58m | 3:15AM0.63m | 4:22PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 147 | 257 | 138 | 138 | 62 | 57 | 62 | 138 | 184 | 188 | 189 | 185 | 182 | 182 | 144 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 36 | 44 | 114 | 54 | 135 | 135 | 103 | 36 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 97 | 18 | 168 | 250 | 250 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 50 | 21 | 66 | 84 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 107 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 521 | 0 | 5 |
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