Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 657 | 558 | 509 | 489 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 239 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM0.97m | 7:31AM1.18m | 7:40PM0.91m | 8:15AM1.13m | 8:22PM0.86m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.07m | 1:52PM0.19m | 1:42AM0.12m | 2:38PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 657 | 657 | 558 | 509 | 489 | 437 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 122 | 127 | 116 | 121 | 215 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 103 | 106 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 239 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 76 | 80 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 945 | 90 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 29 | 0 |
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