Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 7PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 346 | 381 | 954 | 1245 | 1780 | 1679 | 1857 | 2206 | 3183 | 2846 | 2600 | 2553 | 2744 | 4730 | 5172 | 4872 | 4627 | 4121 | 3620 | 3390 | 3145 | 3093 | 2943 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM2.75m | 1:47AM2.81m | 2:05PM2.72m | 2:20AM2.81m | 2:40PM2.65m | 2:53AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.29m | 7:34PM0.27m | 7:54AM0.26m | 8:05PM0.30m | 8:28AM0.27m | 8:37PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 112 | 82 | 954 | 1245 | 159 | 120 | 1857 | 2206 | 3183 | 2846 | 2600 | 2553 | 2744 | 4730 | 5172 | 4872 | 4627 | 4121 | 3620 | 3390 | 3145 | 3093 | 2943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 12 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 5 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 141 | 50 | 159 | 47 | 48 | 73 | 37 | 25 | 13 | — | 3 | 635 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | — | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 279 | 346 | 381 | 281 | 167 | 1780 | 1679 | — | 197 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 308 | 389 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 732 | 695 | 634 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 389 | 389 | 398 | 705 | 398 | 298 | 313 | 261 | 262 |
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