Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 665 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 638 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 419 | 514 | 603 | 768 | 768 | 887 | 857 | 675 | 651 | 643 | 635 | 904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM0.80m | 9:36PM0.66m | 10:01AM0.75m | 10:35PM0.69m | 10:55AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.18m | 3:37AM0.18m | 4:23PM0.19m | 4:43AM0.20m | 5:11PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 665 | 656 | 647 | 638 | 638 | 508 | 501 | 494 | 494 | 413 | 407 | 407 | 178 | 123 | 887 | 857 | 675 | 162 | 643 | 635 | 904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 40 | 39 | 82 | 96 | 60 | 428 | 432 | 428 | 419 | 514 | 603 | 768 | 768 | 91 | 102 | 116 | 651 | 246 | 198 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 168 | 336 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 46 | 73 | 307 | 299 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 225 | 4 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 206 | 187 | 385 | 445 | 270 | 212 | 286 | 181 | 243 | 260 | 578 | 465 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 271 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 16 |
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