
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 488 | 344 | 280 | 256 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 93 | 86 | 58 | 52 | 102 | 125 | 215 | 252 | 248 | 301 | 347 | 336 | 330 | 322 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM2.94m | 4:12PM2.71m | 4:32AM2.80m | 5:07PM2.49m | 5:29AM2.63m | 6:12PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.13m | 10:11PM0.34m | 10:47AM0.30m | 11:03PM0.55m | 11:50AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
584 | 488 | 344 | 280 | 220 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 21 | 125 | 215 | 252 | 248 | 301 | 347 | 336 | 330 | 322 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | 256 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 93 | 86 | 58 | 52 | 102 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 89 | 131 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 33 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 15 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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