Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 10AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 209 | 207 | 258 | 334 | 326 | 580 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 573 | 608 | 584 | 584 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 665 | 656 | 638 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.04m | 4:57PM0.69m | 5:07AM1.00m | 5:34PM0.69m | 5:46AM0.96m | 6:13PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM-0.03m | 10:40PM0.03m | 11:43AM-0.02m | 11:19PM0.03m | 12:19PM-0.01m | 11:59PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 218 | 183 | 183 | 144 | 334 | 326 | 580 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 573 | 608 | 584 | 584 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 665 | 656 | 638 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 209 | 209 | 207 | 258 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 16 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 83 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 142 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 783 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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