Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 907 | 776 | 767 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 957 | 1081 | 1136 | 945 | 811 | 675 | 640 | 576 | 568 | 489 | 482 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.87m | 7:22AM1.97m | 8:04PM1.79m | 8:17AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.56m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:48PM0.67m | 2:03AM0.86m | 2:46PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 907 | 776 | 767 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 957 | 1081 | 1136 | 945 | 811 | 675 | 640 | 576 | 568 | 489 | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 56 | 75 | 71 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 75 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 46 | 73 |
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