Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:59AM2.63m | 6:17PM2.66m | 6:38AM2.46m | 6:58PM2.40m | 7:21AM2.27m | 7:45PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.38m | 00:22AM0.47m | 12:37PM0.59m | 00:59AM0.70m | 1:23PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | NW 5 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 7 | S 15 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 539 | 396 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 66 |
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