Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 647 | 561 | 553 | 545 | 501 | 419 | 413 | 485 | 480 | 584 | 549 | 666 | 777 | 835 | 954 | 932 | 900 | 859 | 1150 | 1005 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.77m | 5:58AM1.94m | 6:27PM1.68m | 6:40AM1.83m | 7:13PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.25m | 11:43PM0.40m | 12:21PM0.35m | 00:24AM0.50m | 1:04PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 647 | 561 | 553 | 545 | 501 | 419 | 413 | 384 | 440 | 309 | 549 | 427 | 777 | 835 | 954 | 932 | 900 | 859 | 1150 | 1005 | 1122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 264 | 336 | 485 | 480 | 584 | 304 | 666 | 304 | 273 | 219 | 286 | 241 | 215 | 121 | 193 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 7 | W 14 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | W 6 | SSE 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 91 | 117 | 180 | 175 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 43 | 65 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 26 | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 322 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 145 | 0 | 0 |
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