Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 816 | 811 | 657 | 682 | 709 | 625 | 587 | 575 | 498 | 542 | 432 | 418 | 372 | 323 | 287 | 257 | 218 | 173 | 143 | 117 | 94 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.12m | 00:52AM2.06m | 1:08PM2.31m | 1:34AM2.23m | 1:47PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM1.06m | 6:42PM0.91m | 6:51AM0.90m | 7:27PM0.73m | 7:32AM0.71m | 8:03PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 437 | 816 | 811 | 657 | 682 | 709 | 625 | 587 | 575 | 498 | 542 | 432 | 418 | 372 | 323 | 287 | 257 | 218 | 173 | 143 | 117 | 94 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 84 | 84 | 365 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 389 | 389 | 615 | 621 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
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