Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 35 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 93 | 130 | 152 | 187 | 193 | 206 | 212 | 195 | 239 | 275 | 313 | 381 | 692 | 359 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.40m | 2:19PM2.69m | 2:40AM2.55m | 2:51PM2.84m | 3:11AM2.67m | 3:22PM2.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.53m | 8:32PM0.37m | 8:36AM0.38m | 9:03PM0.23m | 9:08AM0.26m | 9:33PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 71 | 76 | 85 | 93 | 130 | 2 | 187 | 2 | 206 | 212 | 195 | 239 | 275 | 313 | 381 | 338 | 277 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 8 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | — | 193 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 692 | 359 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 78 | 344 | 726 | 696 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 272 | 390 | 59 | 619 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 0 |
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