Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 249 | 316 | 316 | 251 | 435 | 268 | 371 | 452 | 447 | 805 | 1111 | 1351 | 1336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM0.76m | 2:08PM0.98m | 2:32AM0.84m | 2:51PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.31m | 7:36AM0.26m | 8:36PM0.27m | 8:31AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 174 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 249 | 316 | 206 | 251 | 435 | 268 | 371 | 452 | 447 | 805 | 1111 | 1351 | 1336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 155 | 154 | 171 | 169 | 316 | 211 | 31 | 119 | 306 | 306 | 63 | 60 | 168 | 96 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 13 | S 8 | E 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 130 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 296 | 109 | 42 | 16 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | WSW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 787 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 126 | 126 | 0 |
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