Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:49PM4.64m | 5:08AM4.84m | 5:24PM4.70m | 5:42AM4.92m | 6:01PM4.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.38m | 11:19AM0.40m | 11:31PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | 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 14 | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
47 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | WNW 3 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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