Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 6PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 330 | 464 | 637 | 826 | 1124 | 1111 | 1012 | 1057 | 1044 | 1031 | 1115 | 1005 | 942 | 893 | 869 | 763 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 682 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.93m | 3:22AM1.97m | 3:35PM1.96m | 3:58AM2.07m | 4:13PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.40m | 9:09PM0.28m | 9:29AM0.32m | 9:43PM0.23m | 10:08AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 99 | 93 | 637 | 826 | 1124 | 1111 | 1012 | 1057 | 1044 | 1031 | 1115 | 1005 | 942 | 893 | 869 | 763 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 682 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SW 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 330 | 330 | 464 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 34 | 39 | 84 | 107 | 17 | 67 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 40 | 47 | 37 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 306 | 306 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 30 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 225 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 322 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 336 | 5 | 0 |
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