Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 1AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
180 | 151 | 286 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 280 | 99 | 312 | 368 | 355 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 268 | 175 | 173 | 226 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.43m | 11:48AM1.70m | 00:30AM1.49m | 12:44PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.62m | 5:24AM0.68m | 6:26PM0.57m | 6:26AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 |
75 | 75 | 62 | 286 | 408 | 327 | 113 | 91 | 73 | 368 | 355 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 86 | 92 | 56 | 84 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | SE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
180 | 151 | 286 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 138 | 73 | 312 | 51 | 61 | 121 | 83 | 96 | 268 | 175 | 34 | 226 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SE 6 |
92 | 90 | 65 | 35 | 147 | 147 | 280 | 99 | 64 | 61 | 30 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 173 | 30 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | NNE 2 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 0 | 11 |
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