Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Zud today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Zud at 12PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Zud. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 37 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 122 | 142 | 77 | 26 | 11 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 143 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 140 | 149 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.85m | 9:21PM1.85m | 9:51AM1.69m | 10:23PM1.69m | 11:06AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.25m | 4:51PM0.46m | 4:41AM0.32m | 5:04PM0.44m | 5:31AM0.39m | 5:55PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 37 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 122 | 142 | 77 | 4 | 11 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 143 | 129 | 125 | 122 | 140 | 149 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 496 | 496 | 578 | 784 | 496 | 496 | 268 | 378 | 368 | 568 | 568 | 496 | 496 | 462 | 370 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 370 | 496 | 411 | 193 |
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