Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 276 | 269 | 261 | 243 | 184 | 125 | 121 | 118 | 135 | 132 | 158 | 214 | 270 | 327 | 488 | 616 | 630 |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM0.67m | 1:18PM0.57m | 1:55AM0.62m | 2:25PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.19m | 7:17AM0.23m | 7:24PM0.24m | 8:24AM0.28m | 8:25PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 105 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 123 | 121 | 113 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 280 | 276 | 269 | 261 | 243 | 184 | 171 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 75 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | 44 | — | — | 121 | 118 | 135 | 132 | 158 | 214 | 270 | 327 | 488 | 616 | 630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 208 | 208 | 1414 | 208 | 3 |
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