Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 113 | 106 | 143 | 166 | 154 | 134 | 134 | 108 | 106 | 78 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 44 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:55AM2.52m | 1:22PM2.72m | 1:55AM2.66m | 2:17PM2.92m | 2:49AM2.77m | 3:08PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.45m | 7:40PM0.29m | 8:00AM0.32m | 8:36PM0.12m | 8:51AM0.20m | 9:27PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 73 | 113 | 106 | 143 | 166 | 154 | 134 | 134 | 108 | 106 | 78 | 75 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 44 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 159 | 750 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 686 | 683 | 527 | 188 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
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