Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Afife today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Afife at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Afife. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
223 | 160 | 119 | 102 | 90 | 122 | 202 | 196 | 169 | 150 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 145 | 224 | 204 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:17PM3.06m | 6:39AM2.77m | 6:56PM2.81m | 7:18AM2.60m | 7:37PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.18m | 00:29AM0.22m | 12:40PM0.36m | 1:05AM0.45m | 1:21PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
223 | 160 | 119 | 102 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 150 | 117 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 204 | 120 | 98 | 100 | 78 | 74 | 76 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | 90 | 122 | 202 | 196 | — | — | — | 120 | 123 | 145 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 242 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 307 | 179 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 371 | 94 | 0 | 76 |
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