
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 5PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
225 | 280 | 399 | 399 | 276 | 225 | 222 | 240 | 334 | 330 | 264 | 226 | 223 | 215 | 232 | 229 | 196 | 196 | 275 | 322 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.10m | 1:46AM1.91m | 2:07PM2.15m | 2:41AM2.05m | 2:59PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.33m | 7:37PM0.19m | 7:51AM0.24m | 8:29PM0.09m | 8:48AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
135 | 104 | 86 | 276 | 268 | 225 | 222 | 172 | 334 | 330 | 264 | 226 | 157 | 215 | 232 | 229 | 196 | 196 | 275 | 322 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
225 | 225 | 268 | 399 | 43 | 24 | 202 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 170 | 120 | 223 | 118 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 51 | 41 | 66 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
142 | 280 | 399 | 54 | 276 | 209 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 59 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 96 | 53 | 36 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | S 2 | W 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 243 | 506 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 521 | 145 | 0 |
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