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7:28 am 8 May 2012


Al Jafn ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Al Jafn Surf Forecast / Oman – Mainland / Oman

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 11 am Saturday 02 Jun 2012

Al Jafn surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.3
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0.9
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SSW
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Surfscale
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Max-energy 464 427 285 224 486 628 338 483 663 492 584 652 640 708 694 883 972 1091
Wind
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25
SSW 25
S 20
SW 20
SSE 20
SSE 15
SW 15
SE 15
SSE 20
SW 5
NE 15
SSE 20
WSW 25
SSE 25
S 20
SW 25
S 25
S 20
SW
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Al Jafn blow from the WNW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Al Jafn sea temperature is 27.7 °C (Statistics for 02 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 28.9 max: 29.5 min: 27.9 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 37°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 38°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 36 31 32 34 30 33 34 30 36 38 32 33 34 29 31 33 30 31
Low °C 35 30 29 33 29 28 33 29 29 36 30 29 32 29 28 32 29 28
Chill °C (?) 36 31 32 34 30 33 34 30 36 38 32 33 34 29 31 33 30 31
Sunrise 1:16 - - 1:16 - - 1:16 - - 1:16 - - 1:16 - - 1:16 - -
Sunset - 14:41 - - 14:41 - - 14:41 - - 14:42 - - 14:42 - - 14:42 -
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Al Jafn is 64 km (40 miles) from Sur. If you plan a holiday in this area of Oman, look for hotels and other accommodation in Sur. Sur has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.