
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
471 | 363 | 357 | 392 | 444 | 437 | 374 | 374 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 357 | 278 | 268 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 261 | 261 | 251 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.89m | 2:45AM2.09m | 3:07PM1.94m | 3:24AM2.20m | 3:47PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.29m | 9:02AM0.21m | 9:08PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
471 | 363 | 357 | 392 | 444 | 437 | 374 | 374 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 357 | 265 | 265 | 269 | 265 | 252 | 244 | 240 | 169 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
56 | 216 | 226 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 204 | 273 | 312 | 316 | 73 | 64 | 46 | 268 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 261 | 73 | 251 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 9 | W 10 | SSW 18 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 7 | W 9 | SSE 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
4 | 37 | 47 | 228 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 312 | 298 | 278 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 48 | 68 | 261 | 61 | 79 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 145 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 225 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 145 | 5 | 0 |
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