Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 347 | 280 | 239 | 232 | 225 | 219 | 175 | 215 | 175 | 172 | 121 | 121 | 175 | 227 | 227 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM0.91m | 8:15AM1.13m | 8:22PM0.86m | 9:00AM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.12m | 2:38PM0.25m | 2:22AM0.17m | 3:26PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 352 | 347 | 280 | 122 | 132 | 225 | 113 | 121 | 215 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 175 | 227 | 227 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 94 | 239 | 232 | 52 | 219 | 175 | 90 | 175 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 58 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 71 | 66 | 50 | 46 | 172 | 109 | 104 | 75 | 78 | 138 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 9 | SSE 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 106 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 0 |
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