Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 42 | 38 | 66 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 90 | 203 | 246 | 309 | 478 | 439 | 482 | 468 | 454 | 402 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:56AM2.03m | 8:52PM1.80m | 9:28AM1.99m | 10:27PM1.85m | 10:48AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM1.08m | 2:42AM1.17m | 4:06PM1.07m | 4:21AM1.12m | 5:19PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 593 | 534 | 479 | 389 | 344 | 303 | 84 | 90 | 187 | 162 | 132 | 106 | 82 | 246 | 309 | 478 | 439 | 482 | 468 | 454 | 402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 38 | 66 | 43 | 114 | 72 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 90 | 203 | 77 | 20 | 9 | 67 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 22 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 47 | 8 | 77 | 74 | 7 | 49 | 60 | 59 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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