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The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 87 | 85 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 52 | 138 | 74 | 104 | 106 | 118 | 66 | 64 | 88 | 89 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 200 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | ENE | S | SSW | WSW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NE | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | SW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 1.08 | 12:26PM 0.63 | 1:12AM 1.15 | 1:29PM 0.66 | 2:10AM 1.20 | 2:30PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:55AM 0.03 | 6:20PM -0.10 | 7:54AM -0.04 | 7:22PM -0.15 | 8:49AM -0.11 | 8:23PM -0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |

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