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Alibaba surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -01
How big are the waves at Alibaba today?
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 133 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 104 | 74 | 73 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 76 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 29 | 53 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:08AM 0.77 | 6:51PM 0.64 | 7:00AM 0.84 | 7:32PM 0.70 | 7:41AM 0.89 | 8:06PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 0.17 | 12:22AM 0.21 | 1:21PM 0.12 | 1:08AM 0.15 | 1:54PM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sal
The wind is still cross-off at Alibaba (moderate winds from the NE at Sal 5 km from Alibaba). 0.8m 8s swell from the NNE with a 0.6m 12s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 h 6 min ago
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