Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 232 | 232 | 158 | 180 | 151 | 286 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 138 | 99 | 312 | 368 | 355 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 268 | 175 | 173 | 226 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.68m | 11:29PM1.43m | 11:48AM1.70m | 00:30AM1.49m | 12:44PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.68m | 5:27PM0.62m | 5:24AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.57m | 6:26AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
232 | 232 | 232 | 57 | 52 | 64 | 64 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 50 | 69 | 62 | 368 | 355 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 94 | 64 | 78 | 78 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 18 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
128 | 123 | 92 | 158 | 180 | 151 | 286 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 138 | 65 | 312 | 52 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 96 | 268 | 175 | 173 | 226 | 220 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
19 | 149 | 148 | 92 | 94 | 66 | 65 | 44 | 147 | 147 | 64 | 99 | 60 | 60 | 33 | 23 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 243 | 0 | 0 |
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