Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zavial today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zavial at 6PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Zavial. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 219 | 187 | 270 | 193 | 248 | 242 | 366 | 424 | 187 | 151 | 112 | 101 | 102 | 112 | 99 | 81 | 56 | 40 | 27 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.95m | 11:22PM1.86m | 11:44AM2.09m | 00:22AM2.03m | 12:35PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM1.09m | 5:21AM1.12m | 6:12PM0.93m | 6:19AM0.93m | 6:55PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 224 | 272 | 268 | 146 | 193 | 248 | 242 | 219 | 230 | 150 | 122 | 112 | 86 | 102 | 112 | 99 | 81 | 202 | 174 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 281 | 3 | 3 | 259 | 237 | 198 | 168 | 162 | 159 | 19 | 68 | 96 | 96 | 236 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 56 | 40 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | W 21 | WNW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 101 | 30 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 424 | 219 | 187 | 270 | — | — | — | 366 | 424 | 187 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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