Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
292 | 227 | 218 | 351 | 452 | 447 | 206 | 239 | 321 | 431 | 431 | 332 | 286 | 299 | 338 | 379 | 323 | 327 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04PM0.80m | 9:49AM1.04m | 9:50PM0.76m | 10:41AM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.31m | 3:05AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.35m | 3:52AM0.24m | 5:16PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
292 | 227 | 218 | 202 | 202 | 198 | 206 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 431 | 332 | 286 | 174 | 282 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
77 | 61 | 49 | 351 | 452 | 447 | 120 | 239 | 321 | 431 | 171 | 174 | 171 | 229 | 141 | 130 | 102 | 327 | 465 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
77 | 138 | 134 | 60 | 51 | 37 | 173 | 20 | 97 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 253 | 299 | 338 | 379 | 323 | 100 | 118 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 873 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 126 | 16 | 0 |
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