Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 135 | 233 | 268 | 308 | 350 | 389 | 439 | 418 | 635 | 543 | 265 | 256 | 367 | 194 | 154 | 122 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 10:53AM2.28m | 11:45PM2.20m | 12:10PM2.49m | 00:51AM2.41m | 1:08PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.93m | 5:27PM0.73m | 5:52AM0.78m | 6:39PM0.50m | 6:54AM0.56m | 7:32PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 15 | NW 7 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 148 | 141 | 134 | 125 | 97 | 233 | 75 | 308 | 350 | 389 | 439 | 418 | 635 | 543 | 265 | 256 | 367 | 194 | 154 | 122 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 16 | NW 11 | W 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 138 | 79 | 79 | 13 | 11 | 135 | 94 | 268 | 77 | 63 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 19 | W 17 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 81 | 75 | 45 | 68 | 106 | 113 | — | — | 41 | 70 | 178 | 173 | 75 | 49 | 91 | 53 | 80 | 72 | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 266 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 615 | 381 | 59 |
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