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Alibaba surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alibaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Alibaba sea temperature is
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Alibaba today?
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | |
37 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 49 | 32 | 65 | 83 | 165 | 154 | 177 | 180 | 112 | 86 | 107 | 113 | 176 | 172 | 166 | 161 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:17PM0.60m | 11:37AM0.73m | 11:59PM0.56m | 12:26PM0.70m | 00:56AM0.54m | 1:28PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.16m | 5:11AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.22m | 5:52AM0.24m | 7:04PM0.27m | 6:44AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | SE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 65 | 83 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 112 | 86 | 107 | 82 | 108 | 100 | 95 | 92 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | N 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSE 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 32 | 45 | 60 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 57 | 35 | 71 | 93 | 113 | 32 | 32 | 166 | 90 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 74 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 165 | 154 | 177 | 180 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 40 | 176 | 172 | 159 | 161 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 208 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
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