Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 378 | 378 | 378 | 207 | 226 | 123 | 220 | 220 | 224 | 253 | 235 | 317 | 238 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM2.17m | 4:56PM2.20m | 5:30AM2.20m | 5:45PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM-0.04m | 10:48AM0.12m | 11:13PM-0.01m | 11:40AM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 378 | 378 | 378 | 58 | 111 | 82 | 69 | 220 | 224 | 253 | 235 | 317 | 238 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 36 | 19 | 207 | 226 | 123 | 220 | 73 | 69 | 45 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 45 | 54 | 55 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 15 | 54 | 75 | 85 | 70 | 104 | 104 | 54 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 145 | 148 | 175 | 179 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 146 |
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