Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 2PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 379 | 323 | 327 | 465 | 465 | 408 | 323 | 316 | 419 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 390 | 271 | 214 | 264 | 258 | 255 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.00m | 10:42PM0.72m | 11:36AM0.98m | 11:41PM0.70m | 12:30PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.37m | 4:44AM0.26m | 6:15PM0.37m | 5:40AM0.27m | 7:10PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
171 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 219 | 465 | 209 | 183 | 316 | 419 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 475 | 390 | 271 | 214 | 264 | 258 | 255 | 255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
282 | 130 | 131 | 100 | 465 | 212 | 408 | 89 | 183 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
338 | 379 | 323 | 327 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 323 | 90 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 94 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 |
— | — | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 126 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 126 |
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