Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 864 | 1029 | 1016 | 1081 | 1067 | 1003 | 811 | 675 | 640 | 576 | 568 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 476 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22AM1.97m | 8:04PM1.79m | 8:17AM1.87m | 9:07PM1.77m | 9:22AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.67m | 2:03AM0.86m | 2:46PM0.75m | 3:11AM0.91m | 3:49PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 864 | 1029 | 1016 | 1081 | 1067 | 1003 | 811 | 675 | 640 | 576 | 568 | 489 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 476 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | WNW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 23 | 56 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | S 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 11 | — | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 44 | 31 | — | — | 29 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 47 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 29 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 73 | 29 | 47 | 54 |
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