Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 1PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 657 | 650 | 794 | 854 | 1044 | 1172 | 1172 | 1146 | 1352 | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1536 | 1517 | 1415 | 1379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.04m | 6:36PM0.76m | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:14PM0.72m | 7:38AM0.92m | 7:56PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.06m | 00:28AM0.07m | 1:24PM0.10m | 1:08AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 456 | 390 | 194 | 794 | 854 | 1044 | 1172 | 1172 | 1146 | 1352 | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1536 | 1517 | 1415 | 1379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 485 | 657 | 373 | 309 | 138 | 192 | 372 | 285 | 401 | 302 | 209 | 260 | 286 | 358 | 449 | 403 | 396 | 535 | 446 | 342 | 267 | 192 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | E 7 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 62 | 650 | 126 | 309 | 309 | 123 | 269 | 273 | 222 | 2 | 39 | 55 | 98 | 105 | 88 | 66 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 64 | 48 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 0 |
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