
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 10AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 349 | 370 | 370 | 319 | 366 | 365 | 371 | 415 | 698 | 690 | 692 | 863 | 560 | 512 | 545 | 794 | 791 | 724 | 646 | 646 | 400 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.23m | 4:31PM0.92m | 4:59AM1.27m | 5:16PM0.92m | 5:46AM1.27m | 6:01PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.04m | 10:27PM-0.01m | 11:27AM0.01m | 11:12PM-0.05m | 12:13PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
380 | 349 | 307 | 321 | 318 | 359 | 365 | 338 | 415 | 698 | 653 | 653 | 502 | 560 | 477 | 251 | 509 | 380 | 406 | 406 | 489 | 371 | 381 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 12 |
314 | 309 | 370 | 370 | 297 | 366 | 183 | 371 | 371 | 310 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 43 | 22 | 243 | 4 | 97 | 97 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
114 | 307 | 214 | 211 | 319 | 183 | 280 | 101 | 85 | 118 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 177 | 3 | 85 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 424 | 690 | 692 | 863 | 454 | 512 | 545 | 794 | 791 | 724 | 646 | 646 | 400 | 584 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1086 | 1086 | 255 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 126 | 446 | 490 | 525 | 126 | 90 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 721 | 126 | 90 | 40 |
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