Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 7PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1904 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1650 | 1379 | 1309 | 1132 | 1117 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:56AM0.98m | 7:14PM0.72m | 7:38AM0.92m | 7:56PM0.69m | 8:22AM0.85m | 8:43PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.10m | 1:08AM0.09m | 2:04PM0.13m | 1:51AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2023 | 1951 | 1575 | 1321 | 1487 | 1928 | 1904 | 1713 | 1692 | 1692 | 1671 | 1650 | 1379 | 1309 | 1132 | 1117 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 807 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 8 | W 9 | W 10 | E 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 343 | 205 | 146 | 95 | 95 | 82 | 122 | 125 | 118 | 82 | 106 | 113 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 28 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | ENE 7 | S 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | E 8 | E 8 | W 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 54 | 99 | 210 | 48 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 80 | 61 | 64 | 106 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 126 | 16 | 0 |
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