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 2PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
280 | 99 | 312 | 368 | 355 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 268 | 175 | 173 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 245 | 209 | 156 | 154 | 150 | 109 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.70m | 00:30AM1.49m | 12:44PM1.75m | 1:21AM1.60m | 1:33PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.57m | 6:26AM0.64m | 7:14PM0.49m | 7:19AM0.57m | 7:56PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SW 15 |
151 | 91 | 90 | 368 | 355 | 119 | 343 | 339 | 86 | 86 | 173 | 226 | 255 | 248 | 245 | 209 | 156 | 154 | 150 | 24 | 106 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SE 6 |
138 | 73 | 312 | 54 | 83 | 351 | 96 | 61 | 268 | 175 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 39 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 25 | 21 | 109 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
280 | 99 | 64 | 79 | 43 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 17 | 38 | 26 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | S 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | — | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 350 |
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