Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1101 | 976 | 964 | 903 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 529 | 623 | 620 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.13m | 5:12AM1.20m | 5:28PM1.09m | 6:00AM1.22m | 6:15PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.01m | 11:27AM0.09m | 11:38PM0.01m | 12:18PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
1101 | 976 | 964 | 903 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 676 | 606 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 529 | 623 | 620 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 |
60 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 41 | 52 | 322 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 6 | SW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | S 11 | E 6 |
24 | 24 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 57 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
63 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 271 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 271 | 90 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 271 | 90 | 90 | 0 |
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