Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 456 | 463 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.24m | 4:35PM2.14m | 5:03AM2.25m | 5:20PM2.06m | 5:46AM2.20m | 6:04PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.11m | 10:47PM0.03m | 11:17AM0.14m | 11:29PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1000 | 1057 | 1044 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 906 | 883 | 849 | 704 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 623 | 543 | 536 | 536 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 456 | 463 | 450 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
46 | 29 | 48 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 78 | 103 | 100 | 125 | 57 | 94 | 57 | 49 | 27 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 67 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 44 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 61 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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