Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
275 | 283 | 251 | 318 | 384 | 376 | 752 | 553 | 547 | 711 | 1021 | 1009 | 1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.19m | 3:31AM2.17m | 3:49PM2.18m | 4:18AM2.24m | 4:35PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.03m | 9:41AM0.12m | 10:03PM0.01m | 10:30AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
89 | 86 | 44 | 318 | 69 | 376 | 752 | 553 | 547 | 711 | 1021 | 1009 | 1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 12 |
275 | 283 | 251 | 251 | 258 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 44 | 59 | 54 | 41 | 45 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 7 | S 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 6 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 8 | SE 6 |
35 | 39 | 50 | 27 | 384 | 201 | 47 | 220 | 318 | 214 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 52 | 31 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 336 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 521 | 0 | 0 |
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