
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 4PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am 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 (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
679 | 930 | 907 | 776 | 767 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 1081 | 1081 | 1136 | 945 | 811 | 675 | 584 | 576 | 489 | 489 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM2.09m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
679 | 930 | 907 | 776 | 767 | 767 | 875 | 864 | 864 | 969 | 1081 | 1081 | 1136 | 945 | 811 | 675 | 584 | 576 | 489 | 489 | 482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
136 | 20 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 59 | 56 | 76 | 72 | 48 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 9 | W 10 | S 8 |
20 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 40 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 75 | 47 | 46 | 73 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 75 |
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