Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 154 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 124 | 154 | 209 | 209 | 121 | 117 | 362 | 302 | 388 | 330 | 464 | 637 | 826 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM1.82m | 2:05AM1.73m | 2:16PM1.88m | 2:45AM1.85m | 2:57PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.57m | 7:56PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.48m | 8:33PM0.34m | 8:49AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
64 | 73 | 150 | 44 | 23 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 57 | 98 | 73 | 81 | 47 | 44 | 362 | 302 | 330 | 77 | 464 | 637 | 826 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSW 19 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
156 | 154 | 22 | 109 | 106 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 106 | 154 | 209 | 209 | 104 | 103 | 30 | 248 | 56 | 330 | 71 | 53 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 124 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 121 | 117 | 37 | 26 | 388 | 306 | 31 | 45 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | SSE 7 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 56 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 145 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 | 243 | 0 | 0 |
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