Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 7AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM4.34m | 8:43PM3.94m | 9:01AM4.03m | 9:34PM3.64m | 9:53AM3.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.95m | 2:40AM1.23m | 3:15PM1.23m | 3:29AM1.52m | 4:13PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | 56 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | — | — | S 18 |
11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 69 | 62 | 71 | 71 | 175 | 71 | 175 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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