Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1122 | 1122 | 1245 | 1245 | 1230 | 1230 | 1214 | 1214 | 1054 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:26AM1.73m | 8:06PM1.53m | 8:20AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.60m | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:01AM0.69m | 2:47PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1122 | 1122 | 1245 | 1245 | 1230 | 1230 | 1214 | 1214 | 1054 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 99 | 85 | 108 | 136 | 125 | 94 | 64 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 145 | 9 | 0 |
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