Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | ESE 5 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | WNW 8 | ESE 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.07m | 10:46AM2.35m | 11:39PM2.22m | 11:57AM2.54m | 00:37AM2.42m | 12:51PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.93m | 5:25PM0.66m | 5:43AM0.77m | 6:27PM0.46m | 6:39AM0.56m | 7:14PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 83 | 83 | 114 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 106 | 85 | 106 | 28 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 56 | 72 | 71 | 37 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | NW 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 615 | 189 | 185 |
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