
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 70 | 36 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.29m | 11:40PM2.26m | 12:12PM2.47m | 00:51AM2.43m | 1:14PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.82m | 5:18PM0.73m | 5:50AM0.73m | 6:36PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.55m | 7:36PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | W 11 | WNW 6 |
45 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 |
8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | WNW 5 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 5 |
3 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 76 | 74 | 74 | 1 | 37 | 1 | — | 70 | 36 | 26 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 11 | 300 | 745 | 619 | 619 | 367 | 113 | 93 | 93 | 69 | 59 | 619 | 202 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 64 | 746 | 361 | 206 |
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