Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Afife today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Afife at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Afife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
70 | 70 | 84 | 79 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 61 | 168 | 266 | 305 | 296 | 453 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:37PM2.54m | 7:59AM2.41m | 8:23PM2.27m | 8:51AM2.23m | 9:24PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.58m | 1:43AM0.69m | 2:07PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.92m | 3:05PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 |
70 | 70 | 84 | 79 | 44 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 51 | 64 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 14 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 16 |
5 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 33 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 7 | 66 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | S 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — |
10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 43 | 168 | 266 | 305 | 296 | 453 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 96 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 124 | 94 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 241 | 271 | 240 |
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