Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 12AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
129 | 131 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 186 | 183 | 168 | 260 | 218 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 214 | 155 | 207 | 302 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.67m | 10:48AM1.91m | 11:36PM1.69m | 11:52AM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.76m | 4:25AM0.86m | 5:29PM0.74m | 5:34AM0.85m | 6:27PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
102 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 260 | 218 | 260 | 258 | 258 | 214 | 41 | 207 | 302 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
129 | 131 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 116 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 155 | 40 | 40 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
61 | 61 | 60 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 186 | 183 | 168 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
23 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 88 | 75 | 83 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 76 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 75 | 47 | 18 | 47 | 88 | 76 | 119 | 18 |
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