Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Popoyo today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Popoyo at 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s 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 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Popoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 211 | 164 | 158 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 137 | 306 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 382 | 382 | 424 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:09AM2.37m | 4:40PM2.14m | 4:47AM2.30m | 5:20PM2.08m | 5:26AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.42m | 10:31AM0.25m | 10:38PM0.47m | 11:09AM0.31m | 11:17PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 171 | 211 | 164 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 147 | 89 | 306 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 353 | 326 | 382 | 382 | 424 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | SW 17 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 25 | 80 | 152 | 152 | 34 | 137 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | S 7 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 11 | 81 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 150 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | — | 17 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 139 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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