Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
186 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 149 | 147 | 257 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 100 | 103 | 112 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 231 | 178 | 184 | 250 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.57m | 8:48AM1.78m | 9:17PM1.47m | 9:44AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.55m | 3:19PM0.58m | 3:15AM0.63m | 4:22PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SE 7 | 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 |
123 | 154 | 178 | 75 | 55 | 147 | 257 | 138 | 138 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 103 | 184 | 188 | 191 | 231 | 178 | 184 | 182 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
186 | 183 | 44 | 175 | 149 | 27 | 43 | 114 | 66 | 135 | 100 | 103 | 44 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 131 | 68 | 168 | 250 | 250 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 21 | 21 | 129 | 73 | 93 | 75 | 112 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 105 | 18 | 42 | 27 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | S 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 350 | 491 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 322 | 0 | 0 |
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