Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 11AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 191 | 147 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 150 | 136 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 194 | 198 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 129 | 131 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM2.15m | 8:20PM1.83m | 8:43AM2.02m | 9:18PM1.72m | 9:42AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.57m | 2:18PM0.61m | 2:21AM0.71m | 3:16PM0.71m | 3:18AM0.81m | 4:22PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 191 | 147 | 120 | 59 | 90 | 102 | 150 | 136 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 194 | 198 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 143 | 102 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 82 | 84 | 40 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 23 | 104 | 81 | 79 | 99 | 95 | 129 | 131 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 42 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 88 | 88 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 76 | 76 | 88 | 54 |
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