Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 630 | 545 | 538 | 487 | 480 | 480 | 603 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 847 | 667 | 651 | 635 | 1108 | 1094 | 1081 | 1003 | 870 | 697 | 644 | 515 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.57m | 11:07PM1.63m | 11:27AM1.60m | 11:58PM1.76m | 12:21PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.74m | 4:44PM0.63m | 5:21AM0.67m | 5:36PM0.58m | 6:17AM0.55m | 6:23PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 630 | 545 | 538 | 487 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 606 | 384 | 373 | 847 | 667 | 651 | 635 | 1108 | 1094 | 1081 | 1003 | 870 | 697 | 644 | 515 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 48 | 336 | 432 | 428 | 415 | 464 | 603 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 348 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 21 | SE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 227 | 32 | 48 | 49 | 29 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 43 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 37 | 127 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 322 | 0 | 0 |
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