Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 312 | 330 | 386 | 376 | 264 | 208 | 441 | 299 | 284 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 291 | 489 | 489 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM0.90m | 1:57PM1.20m | 2:22AM0.99m | 2:54PM1.19m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.18m | 7:20AM0.08m | 8:25PM0.13m | 8:28AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 219 | 212 | 330 | 386 | 376 | 264 | 208 | 441 | 299 | 284 | 331 | 326 | 326 | 291 | 489 | 489 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 316 | 312 | 199 | 206 | 136 | 154 | 129 | 46 | 129 | 96 | 37 | 21 | 41 | 151 | 190 | 306 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 55 | 45 | 19 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 142 | 142 | 0 |
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