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 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 367 | 477 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 387 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 243 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.82m | 7:12AM2.00m | 7:33PM1.69m | 7:58AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.29m | 00:52AM0.32m | 1:34PM0.40m | 1:35AM0.44m | 2:24PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 390 | 367 | 477 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 130 | 443 | 372 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 122 | 146 | 146 | 65 | 73 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 95 | 104 | 96 | 77 | 92 | 387 | 67 | 49 | 47 | 54 | 48 | 41 | 243 | 186 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 33 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 46 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 491 | 0 |
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