Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 7AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 817 | 1021 | 817 | 687 | 475 | 458 | 452 | 587 | 587 | 748 | 683 | 587 | 587 | 655 | 390 | 441 | 657 | 675 | 773 | 783 | 793 | 783 | 693 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:57AM2.10m | 5:13PM2.24m | 5:50AM2.11m | 6:05PM2.13m | 6:44AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM-0.06m | 11:01AM0.13m | 11:35PM-0.02m | 11:57AM0.19m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 817 | 1021 | 817 | 687 | 475 | 458 | 452 | 587 | 587 | 748 | 683 | 587 | 587 | 655 | 390 | 441 | 657 | 675 | 773 | 783 | 793 | 783 | 693 | 566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 113 | 143 | 97 | 68 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 258 | 16 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 104 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 66 | 45 | 65 | 87 | 155 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 322 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 322 | 347 | 225 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 |
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