
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
305 | 273 | 264 | 241 | 389 | 336 | 264 | 233 | 242 | 268 | 214 | 208 | 212 | 218 | 313 | 317 | 357 | 357 | 465 | 363 | 357 | 392 | 444 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.75m | 1:28AM1.82m | 1:45PM1.82m | 2:07AM1.96m | 2:27PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.57m | 7:14PM0.46m | 7:38AM0.45m | 7:53PM0.38m | 8:21AM0.32m | 8:30PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
278 | 273 | 264 | 182 | 389 | 336 | 264 | 233 | 242 | 268 | 214 | 192 | 146 | 218 | 313 | 317 | 357 | 357 | 465 | 363 | 357 | 392 | 444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | SE 6 |
305 | 251 | 245 | 241 | 228 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 138 | 92 | 89 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 60 | 228 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | W 13 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | W 10 |
28 | 27 | 18 | 123 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 218 | 226 | 46 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
— | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 73 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 322 | 555 | 325 | 0 |
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