
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
367 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 293 | 288 | 268 | 257 | 208 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 258 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27AM2.25m | 6:53PM1.97m | 7:10AM2.11m | 7:40PM1.83m | 7:59AM1.98m | 8:38PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.60m | 1:35PM0.60m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:29PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
367 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 293 | 288 | 268 | 257 | 208 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 41 | 222 | 220 | 216 | 206 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 112 | 155 | 157 | 258 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
129 | 120 | 118 | 117 | 224 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 32 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 50 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 88 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
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