Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 1PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1044 | 1031 | 843 | 657 | 600 | 576 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 384 | 348 | 318 | 309 | 388 | 455 | 455 | 450 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.18m | 6:28PM0.90m | 6:52AM1.14m | 7:06PM0.86m | 7:34AM1.08m | 7:45PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.10m | 00:24AM0.08m | 1:17PM0.15m | 1:03AM0.12m | 1:58PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1044 | 1031 | 843 | 657 | 600 | 576 | 568 | 561 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 456 | 384 | 309 | 304 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 249 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 42 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 368 | 365 | 361 | 348 | 318 | 309 | 388 | 455 | 455 | 450 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 6 | S 9 | E 6 | E 7 | SW 22 | SW 22 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 20 | 74 | 29 | 22 | 229 | 227 | 23 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1276 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 126 | 126 | 0 |
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