Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 11AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.91m | 6:02AM2.63m | 6:19PM2.66m | 6:40AM2.46m | 7:00PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.21m | 11:49PM0.25m | 12:00PM0.39m | 00:25AM0.47m | 12:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 328 | 269 | 229 | 177 | 153 | 129 | 109 | 90 | 71 | 55 | 65 | 82 | 69 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 54 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | S 16 | S 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 84 | 619 | 84 | 84 |
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