
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | 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 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
170 | 157 | 258 | 157 | 345 | 432 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 | 375 | 449 | 444 | 510 | 600 | 510 | 499 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.73m | 8:59AM1.88m | 9:47PM1.68m | 10:08AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.71m | 2:37AM0.85m | 3:35PM0.78m | 3:48AM0.90m | 4:45PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | 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 17 |
170 | 132 | 124 | 120 | 345 | 432 | 535 | 540 | 540 | 535 | 418 | 375 | 449 | 444 | 510 | 600 | 510 | 499 | 414 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
155 | 44 | 258 | 157 | 118 | 96 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 85 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 18 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
35 | 157 | 36 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 36 | 26 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NW 8 | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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