Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 5PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 135 | 133 | 138 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM3.95m | 7:40AM3.92m | 8:17PM3.70m | 8:30AM3.67m | 9:16PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.89m | 1:30AM1.28m | 1:56PM1.16m | 2:17AM1.54m | 2:48PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 135 | 133 | 138 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 127 | 125 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 130 | 21 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 7 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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