
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
173 | 158 | 151 | 114 | 56 | 55 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 24 | 33 | 54 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.78m | 10:22AM1.95m | 11:20PM1.86m | 11:42AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM1.14m | 3:36AM1.21m | 5:01PM1.09m | 5:19AM1.12m | 6:10PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
59 | 39 | 53 | 140 | 204 | 248 | 86 | 57 | 56 | 122 | 181 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 24 | 33 | 93 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
173 | 158 | 151 | 114 | 19 | 55 | 51 | — | — | 56 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | WNW 13 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | 96 | 65 | — | 56 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 435 | 242 | 187 | 156 | — | 471 | — | 403 | 468 | 468 | 160 | 128 | 160 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 0 |
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