Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55AM4.93m | 7:16PM4.55m | 7:35AM4.66m | 7:58PM4.25m | 8:16AM4.34m | 8:43PM3.94m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.42m | 1:17AM0.58m | 1:45PM0.67m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
24 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
38 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 37 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 49 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 67 |
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