
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1796 | 1551 | 1425 | 1408 | 1390 | 1390 | 1373 | 1339 | 1112 | 1307 | 1069 | 1014 | 818 | 796 | 691 | 691 | 682 | 672 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.88m | 2:34AM1.67m | 2:42PM1.93m | 3:16AM1.76m | 3:22PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.37m | 8:28AM0.49m | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:12AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1796 | 1551 | 1425 | 1408 | 1390 | 1390 | 1373 | 1339 | 1112 | 1307 | 1069 | 1014 | 818 | 796 | 691 | 691 | 682 | 672 | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 6 |
44 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | W 10 | W 10 | S 8 | SSW 10 | W 10 | S 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 7 |
23 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | SW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 347 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 491 | 145 | 5 |
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