Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
305 | 251 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 153 | 194 | 194 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.98m | 7:52AM2.15m | 8:20PM1.83m | 8:43AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.49m | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:18PM0.61m | 2:21AM0.71m | 3:16PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
305 | 251 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 57 | 59 | 90 | 102 | 150 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 153 | 194 | 194 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 |
50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 73 | 75 | 88 | 88 | 75 | 54 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 56 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 75 | 88 |
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