Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 135 | 135 | 106 | 110 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 185 | 178 | 182 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 232 | 232 | 232 | 243 | 218 | 283 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.78m | 9:17PM1.47m | 9:44AM1.71m | 10:21PM1.42m | 10:47AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.58m | 3:15AM0.63m | 4:22PM0.62m | 4:18AM0.68m | 5:27PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
138 | 73 | 69 | 54 | 110 | 184 | 188 | 188 | 185 | 178 | 182 | 182 | 144 | 141 | 128 | 232 | 232 | 94 | 180 | 92 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
55 | 135 | 135 | 103 | 36 | 191 | 248 | 251 | 131 | 68 | 168 | 250 | 250 | 239 | 232 | 123 | 92 | 158 | 94 | 151 | 286 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
84 | 47 | 69 | 106 | 103 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 149 | 148 | 243 | 218 | 283 | 149 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | SSW 3 | NW 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 350 | 347 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 336 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 524 | 298 | 0 |
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