Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 7PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
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 kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM4.26m | 8:02PM3.93m | 8:15AM3.95m | 8:50PM3.63m | 9:07AM3.67m | 9:52PM3.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.92m | 2:00AM1.26m | 2:30PM1.22m | 2:47AM1.56m | 3:26PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 7 | S 20 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 23 | S 6 | S 9 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 7 | S 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 217 | 183 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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