Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 251 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.44m | 6:45PM2.14m | 7:07AM2.30m | 7:30PM1.98m | 7:52AM2.15m | 8:20PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:50AM0.42m | 1:29PM0.49m | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:18PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 368 | 317 | 280 | 284 | 353 | 358 | 358 | 344 | 314 | 309 | 305 | 251 | 211 | 206 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 120 | 57 | 90 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 114 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 76 | 18 | 75 | 47 | 75 | 75 | 119 | 75 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 88 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
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