Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 2PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1146 | 1352 | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1415 | 1379 | 1178 | 1132 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:14PM0.72m | 7:38AM0.92m | 7:56PM0.69m | 8:22AM0.85m | 8:43PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.07m | 1:24PM0.10m | 1:08AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.13m | 1:51AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1146 | 1352 | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1734 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1415 | 1379 | 1178 | 1132 | 936 | 924 | 911 | 807 | 807 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 331 | 308 | 343 | 205 | 146 | 98 | 127 | 108 | 84 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 149 | 116 | 111 | 84 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | ENE 7 | S 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 222 | 222 | 2 | 9 | 54 | 99 | 210 | 50 | 122 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 78 | 76 | 46 | 48 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 126 | 16 | 0 |
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