Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 488 | 480 | 449 | 457 | 507 | 504 | 474 | 476 | 445 | 375 | 450 | 417 | 287 | 241 | 208 | 207 | 144 | 110 | 108 | 87 | 68 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.12m | 00:50AM2.07m | 1:06PM2.31m | 1:32AM2.24m | 1:45PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM1.06m | 6:40PM0.91m | 6:49AM0.90m | 7:24PM0.72m | 7:30AM0.71m | 8:00PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 272 | 488 | 480 | 449 | 457 | 507 | 504 | 474 | 476 | 445 | 375 | 450 | 417 | 287 | 241 | 208 | 207 | 144 | 110 | 108 | 87 | 68 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 15 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | N 9 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 66 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 95 | 95 | 427 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 250 | 344 | 372 | 614 | 539 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 64 | 59 | 59 |
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