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 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 15 | 46 | 56 | 44 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:34PM3.64m | 9:53AM3.76m | 10:36PM3.43m | 10:57AM3.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15PM1.23m | 3:29AM1.52m | 4:13PM1.46m | 4:33AM1.74m | 5:26PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 |
13 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 16 | 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 |
13 | 12 | — | 56 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 62 |
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