Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 476 | 395 | 390 | 456 | 463 | 450 | 431 | 418 | 268 | 437 | 390 | 390 | 367 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM2.06m | 5:46AM2.20m | 6:04PM1.95m | 6:29AM2.11m | 6:48PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.20m | 00:11AM0.20m | 12:48PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
536 | 543 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 476 | 395 | 134 | 115 | 463 | 450 | 431 | 418 | 268 | 437 | 390 | 390 | 367 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
79 | 63 | 43 | 25 | 85 | 33 | 120 | 390 | 456 | 105 | 100 | 83 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 76 | 100 | 103 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 |
24 | 40 | 39 | 62 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 148 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 145 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 350 | 5 | 0 |
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