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 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 239 | 232 | 180 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 175 | 170 | 142 | 118 | 138 | 190 | 269 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.18m | 7:40PM0.91m | 8:15AM1.13m | 8:22PM0.86m | 9:00AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.19m | 1:42AM0.12m | 2:38PM0.25m | 2:22AM0.17m | 3:26PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 489 | 367 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 347 | 280 | 122 | 132 | 106 | 116 | 215 | 215 | 113 | 118 | 121 | 118 | 138 | 190 | 269 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 106 | 99 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 239 | 232 | 180 | 219 | 118 | 92 | 175 | 170 | 60 | 45 | 71 | 77 | 72 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 6 | W 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 71 | 66 | 49 | 46 | 48 | 142 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 138 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 90 | 1101 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 | 126 | 126 | 0 |
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