Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
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16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:09PM3.55m | 1:02AM3.44m | 1:16PM3.67m | 2:01AM3.66m | 2:11PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM1.82m | 6:41PM1.52m | 7:05AM1.72m | 7:43PM1.34m | 8:04AM1.51m | 8:31PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 175 | 183 | 71 | 62 | 183 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 62 |
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