Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 614 | 711 | 703 | 679 | 930 | 907 | 776 | 776 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 1016 | 1081 | 1003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.09m | 7:10PM1.87m | 7:22AM1.97m | 8:04PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.63m | 12:58PM0.56m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:48PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 553 | 614 | 711 | 703 | 679 | 930 | 907 | 776 | 776 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 1016 | 1081 | 1003 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 6 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 175 | 138 | 136 | 12 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 59 | 56 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WNW 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | S 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 54 |
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