Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
418 | 268 | 437 | 450 | 390 | 367 | 477 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 387 | 372 | 309 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 194 | 189 | 203 | 178 | 175 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:29AM2.11m | 6:48PM1.82m | 7:12AM2.00m | 7:33PM1.69m | 7:58AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.20m | 12:48PM0.29m | 00:52AM0.32m | 1:34PM0.40m | 1:35AM0.44m | 2:24PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
418 | 268 | 437 | 450 | 390 | 367 | 477 | 573 | 565 | 425 | 387 | 372 | 309 | 305 | 264 | 261 | 253 | 66 | 162 | 203 | 119 | 63 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
76 | 98 | 76 | 76 | 98 | 95 | 104 | 96 | 77 | 73 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 194 | 189 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
19 | 148 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | 16 | 32 | 46 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 322 | 491 | 30 |
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