Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 5PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 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) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 258 | 157 | 345 | 436 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10AM2.11m | 7:40PM1.83m | 7:59AM1.98m | 8:38PM1.73m | 8:59AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.60m | 1:40AM0.74m | 2:29PM0.71m | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:35PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 124 | 120 | 345 | 436 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 208 | 192 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 181 | 112 | 155 | 157 | 258 | 43 | 118 | 37 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 112 | 160 | 32 | 33 | 157 | 40 | 96 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 94 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SW 7 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 47 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 54 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 43 | 75 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 29 | 0 |
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