Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zipolite today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Zipolite at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Zipolite. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 121 | 121 | 167 | 227 | 227 | 218 | 351 | 452 | 447 | 210 | 239 | 321 | 431 | 431 | 332 | 286 | 299 | 338 | 323 | 323 | 327 | 465 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.09m | 9:04PM0.80m | 9:49AM1.04m | 9:50PM0.76m | 10:41AM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM0.17m | 3:26PM0.31m | 3:05AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.35m | 3:52AM0.24m | 5:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
118 | 121 | 121 | 167 | 227 | 227 | 218 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 210 | 218 | 218 | 431 | 431 | 332 | 286 | 138 | 282 | 286 | 282 | 273 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
77 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 351 | 452 | 447 | 120 | 239 | 321 | 214 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 229 | 135 | 133 | 102 | 327 | 465 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 16 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
172 | 109 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 138 | 134 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 127 | 20 | 97 | 30 | 38 | 29 | 253 | 299 | 338 | 323 | 323 | 100 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 789 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 29 | 0 |
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