
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.24m | 8:40PM2.24m | 9:16AM2.13m | 9:45PM2.07m | 10:24AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.67m | 2:16PM0.81m | 2:50AM0.84m | 3:22PM0.95m | 3:54AM0.97m | 4:40PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | N 8 | — | WNW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
9 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | 37 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 93 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 272 | 361 | 205 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 113 | 735 | 712 | 665 | 660 | 269 | 11 | 193 | 202 | 696 | 696 | 693 | 660 |
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