Surf Forecasts:
Zippers-Costa Azul surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with 604 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Zippers-Costa Azul this week:
The surf forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Zippers-Costa Azul in the next 16 days are 1.1m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Zippers-Costa Azul over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 437 | 544 | 604 | 325 | 321 | 316 | 236 | 225 | 195 | 111 | 151 | 220 | 288 | 280 | 297 | 289 | 214 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.10m | 11:22AM1.46m | 11:56PM0.92m | 11:45AM1.39m | 12:18PM1.32m | 2:45PM1.26m | 9:01AM1.15m | 4:50PM1.32m | 8:09AM1.17m | 5:48PM1.43m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.69m | 6:26PM0.68m | 4:17AM0.78m | 8:35PM0.73m | 11:51PM0.61m | 00:27AM0.49m | 11:39AM1.12m | 00:52AM0.37m | 12:16PM1.02m | 1:15AM0.28m | |||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 437 | 544 | 604 | 325 | 321 | 316 | 236 | 225 | 195 | 69 | 151 | 94 | 288 | 126 | 297 | 140 | 154 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 190 | 16 | 38 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 54 | 54 | 74 | 69 | 111 | 72 | 220 | 98 | 280 | 62 | 289 | 201 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 20 | WNW 4 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 92 | 83 | 5 | 80 | 76 | 12 | 8 | 65 | 155 | 214 | 214 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 15 | 11 | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 455 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 0 |
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