Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 414 | 480 | 198 | 187 | 277 | 193 | 255 | 248 | 263 | 256 | 112 | 88 | 59 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:30PM3.00m | 4:49AM2.83m | 5:05PM2.81m | 5:22AM2.69m | 5:40PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.09m | 10:36PM0.12m | 10:49AM0.20m | 11:08PM0.29m | 11:24AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 10 | NW 13 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 242 | 242 | 50 | 171 | 160 | 193 | 255 | 248 | 187 | 142 | 112 | 88 | 59 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 190 | 212 | 202 | 182 | 179 | 157 | 127 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 23 | 57 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 50 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 36 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 373 | 414 | 480 | 198 | 187 | 277 | — | — | — | 263 | 256 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | 108 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 755 | 751 | 82 |
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