Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 98 | 76 | 121 | 80 | 92 | 92 | 28 | 134 | 192 | 138 | 40 | 51 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.10m | 8:50PM1.94m | 9:29AM1.98m | 10:23PM1.85m | 11:02AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.92m | 2:22PM0.99m | 2:48AM1.09m | 3:52PM1.10m | 4:24AM1.15m | 5:34PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 98 | 76 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 80 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 4 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | NW 11 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | S 14 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 8 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 121 | 80 | 92 | 92 | 22 | 134 | 192 | 138 | — | 51 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 69 | 268 | 59 | 59 | 346 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 812 | 756 | 722 | 206 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 69 |
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