Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
548 | 532 | 458 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 331 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 281 | 298 | 373 | 339 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:34AM2.13m | 4:51PM1.95m | 5:12AM2.16m | 5:30PM1.90m | 5:52AM2.16m | 6:13PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.22m | 10:54PM0.19m | 11:29AM0.21m | 11:33PM0.21m | 12:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
548 | 532 | 458 | 406 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 394 | 394 | 331 | 290 | 277 | 273 | 268 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 281 | 286 | 373 | 281 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 124 | 23 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 204 | 270 | 298 | 347 | 339 | 271 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 124 | 17 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 154 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 30 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 350 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 322 | 350 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 322 | 468 | 322 | 11 |
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