Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Zurda today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 4AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM3.93m | 2:56PM4.10m | 3:26AM4.21m | 3:36PM4.32m | 4:02AM4.48m | 4:13PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM1.25m | 9:12PM0.86m | 9:31AM0.99m | 9:48PM0.65m | 10:08AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
1 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 175 | 175 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 183 | 175 | 175 | 64 | 179 | 64 | 67 |
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