Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
612 | 566 | 479 | 418 | 418 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 412 | 407 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 384 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:02AM2.63m | 5:19PM2.42m | 5:44AM2.56m | 6:02PM2.29m | 6:25AM2.44m | 6:45PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.17m | 11:27PM0.15m | 11:59AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
612 | 566 | 479 | 418 | 418 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 412 | 407 | 390 | 379 | 379 | 384 | 384 | 373 | 363 | 268 | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
42 | 40 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 38 | 48 | 35 | 36 | 48 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 7 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 7 | E 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | S 12 |
— | — | 9 | 16 | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 143 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
12 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 88 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 163 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 75 | 109 | 77 | 75 |
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