Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zorba today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Zorba at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zorba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 103 | 107 | 85 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.33m | 00:34AM0.22m | 5:03AM0.20m | 12:30PM0.33m | 1:30AM0.21m | 5:56AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.04m | 3:13AM0.19m | 8:07AM0.16m | 8:57PM0.05m | 3:51AM0.19m | 8:46AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 8 | S 7 |
15 | 103 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 32 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 |
44 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
145 | — | 107 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 413 | 125 | 273 | 252 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 816 | 940 | 658 | 689 |
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