Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 293 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 251 | 251 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.29m | 6:25AM2.44m | 6:45PM2.14m | 7:07AM2.30m | 7:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:50AM0.42m | 1:29PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 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 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 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 293 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 251 | 251 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | 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 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | N 4 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | N 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 47 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 76 | 54 | 75 | 18 | 71 | 83 | 75 | 47 | 33 |
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