Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | S 15 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 118 | 158 | 113 | 173 | 195 | 178 | 246 | 249 | 238 | 202 | 152 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 241 | 216 | 254 | 306 | 251 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44PM2.45m | 6:17AM2.54m | 6:33PM2.31m | 7:03AM2.45m | 7:21PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.21m | 11:57PM0.10m | 12:30PM0.30m | 00:43AM0.24m | 1:20PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 118 | 158 | 113 | 173 | 195 | 178 | 246 | 249 | 238 | 202 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 155 | 157 | 165 | 254 | 306 | 251 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 113 | 127 | 67 | 94 | 94 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 162 | 155 | 152 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 241 | 216 | 127 | 117 | 106 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 28 | 28 | 93 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 158 | 88 | 88 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 81 | 71 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 71 | 87 | 88 | 119 |
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