
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 231 | 231 | 255 | 246 | 243 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 381 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:45PM2.11m | 6:18AM2.18m | 6:33PM1.98m | 7:06AM2.11m | 7:22PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.17m | 00:00AM0.06m | 12:32PM0.24m | 00:45AM0.17m | 1:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
261 | 242 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 231 | 123 | 64 | 55 | 243 | 309 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 381 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
55 | 59 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 177 | 231 | 147 | 246 | 31 | 123 | 78 | 77 | 109 | 140 | 184 | 91 | 236 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
145 | 150 | 173 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 14 | 21 | 255 | 73 | 85 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 61 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 243 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 521 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 398 | 5 | 0 |
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