Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 36 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM4.66m | 7:58PM4.25m | 8:16AM4.34m | 8:43PM3.94m | 9:01AM4.03m | 9:34PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.58m | 1:45PM0.67m | 1:57AM0.90m | 2:27PM0.95m | 2:40AM1.23m | 3:15PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | 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 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 | 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 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 175 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 0 |
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