
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1054 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 656 | 647 | 561 | 553 | 553 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.64m | 9:06PM1.51m | 9:21AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.69m | 2:47PM0.61m | 3:05AM0.74m | 3:46PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
1054 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 818 | 752 | 752 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 656 | 647 | 561 | 553 | 553 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
59 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 43 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 24 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
14 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 59 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 322 | 0 | 0 |
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