Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 251 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.44m | 6:45PM2.14m | 7:07AM2.30m | 7:30PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:50AM0.42m | 1:29PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 251 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 76 | 75 | 87 | 75 |
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