
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44AM5.06m | 7:01PM4.77m | 7:30AM4.91m | 7:49PM4.52m | 8:15AM4.67m | 8:38PM4.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.27m | 1:37PM0.54m | 1:52AM0.56m | 2:24PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 11 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 21 | S 6 | S 6 | S 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 22 | 14 | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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