Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:53AM3.76m | 10:36PM3.43m | 10:57AM3.58m | 11:50PM3.35m | 12:09PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM1.46m | 4:33AM1.74m | 5:26PM1.57m | 5:51AM1.82m | 6:41PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 19 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 22 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 |
— | 6 | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 175 | 0 |
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