Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 1AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 86 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:34PM4.80m | 6:55AM4.93m | 7:16PM4.55m | 7:35AM4.66m | 7:58PM4.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 1:04PM0.42m | 1:17AM0.58m | 1:45PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 3 | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | 4 | 86 | 48 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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