Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 220 | 207 | 199 | 226 | 223 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 186 | 306 | 303 | 621 | 693 | 702 | 790 | 996 | 985 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM2.51m | 2:44AM2.45m | 3:01PM2.56m | 3:33AM2.57m | 3:49PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.31m | 8:29PM0.09m | 8:50AM0.21m | 9:17PM0.02m | 9:41AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 268 | 264 | 261 | 261 | 220 | 207 | 199 | 226 | 223 | 176 | 174 | 171 | 178 | 255 | 303 | 621 | 693 | 702 | 790 | 996 | 985 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 111 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 306 | 203 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 89 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 71 | 36 | 56 | 63 | 40 | 186 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 90 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 76 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 47 | 18 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 47 | 47 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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