Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 353 | 353 | 294 | 483 | 240 | 303 | 604 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 233 | 220 | 96 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 68 | 47 | 25 | 85 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:46AM2.17m | 7:24PM1.90m | 7:54AM2.03m | 8:51PM1.80m | 9:26AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.95m | 1:13AM1.08m | 2:22PM1.08m | 2:40AM1.17m | 4:03PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | W 16 |
| kJ | 359 | 353 | 353 | 294 | 294 | 240 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 233 | 220 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 22 | 68 | 47 | 9 | 41 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 139 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 96 | 66 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 36 | — | — | 483 | 11 | 7 | 604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 62 | 65 | 46 | 0 |
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