Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alfagar today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Alfagar at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Alfagar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 279 | 343 | 320 | 293 | 280 | 272 | 259 | 243 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 91 | 93 | 119 | 235 | 288 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 199 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.85m | 10:46AM2.09m | 11:30PM2.01m | 11:42AM2.26m | 00:16AM2.21m | 12:26PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM1.12m | 5:17PM0.92m | 5:26AM0.97m | 6:05PM0.73m | 6:13AM0.77m | 6:43PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 242 | 279 | 343 | 320 | 293 | 280 | 272 | 259 | 243 | 190 | 146 | 144 | 127 | 91 | 93 | 119 | 235 | 288 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 254 | 199 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 39 | 18 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 93 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 361 | 0 | 0 |
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