Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 9PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
418 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 407 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 288 | 353 | |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.42m | 5:44AM2.56m | 6:02PM2.29m | 6:25AM2.44m | 6:45PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.15m | 11:59AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
418 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 407 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 379 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 288 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
59 | 84 | 84 | 38 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 52 | 75 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 4 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 143 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
14 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 77 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 75 | 76 | 88 | 88 |
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