
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alao today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Alao at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 12 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12AM0.75m | 11:33PM0.83m | 12:17PM0.71m | 00:35AM0.81m | 1:20PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.34m | 6:03AM0.31m | 6:04PM0.36m | 7:09AM0.31m | 7:09PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
942 | 684 | 1089 | 1030 | 1016 | 932 | 891 | 875 | 986 | 972 | 874 | 493 | 870 | 563 | 781 | 477 | 147 | 325 | 325 | 112 | 242 | 229 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
78 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 57 | 262 | 262 | 262 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 113 | 162 | 75 | 127 | 105 | 330 | 125 | 109 | 255 | 108 | 79 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | SW 14 | NE 10 | SW 14 | N 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 14 |
421 | 299 | 295 | 280 | 266 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 164 | 15 | 162 | 6 | 125 | 123 | 92 | 85 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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