Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 1PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1904 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1379 | 1178 | 1132 | 1117 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 818 | 665 | 665 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38AM0.92m | 7:56PM0.69m | 8:22AM0.85m | 8:43PM0.66m | 9:10AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.13m | 1:51AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.16m | 2:40AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1904 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1566 | 1379 | 1178 | 1132 | 1117 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 | 818 | 665 | 665 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 638 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 125 | 84 | 84 | 106 | 122 | 161 | 78 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 8 | W 10 | W 9 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 122 | 76 | 118 | 80 | 57 | 106 | 76 | 74 | 51 | 42 | 30 | 52 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 115 | 168 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 53 | 0 |
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