Alibaba 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 16.72° N 22.99° W

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Alibaba sea temperature is

24.8° C

Alibaba surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Alibaba today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	223	217	264	264	264	315	307	307	307	274	280	270	270	270	270	256	256	299
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				3:08AM0.64m				3:33PM0.56m				4:22AM0.62m				4:58PM0.53m
Low Tide		8:29PM0.24m				9:15AM0.28m				9:29PM0.26m				10:36AM0.28m				10:38PM0.27m


	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22
Feels °C	22	22	21	20	19	20	21	22	23	23	22	22	24	23	26	26	25	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	223	217	44	41	46	46	85	56	307	274	280	270	270	270	270	256	256	299
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 8	SE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	84	48	39	39	40	23	17	15	53	53	54	54	54	51	49	48	48	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NW 9	NW 9	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	17	13	12	17	17	17	13	13	11	9	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	264	264	264	315	307	307	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Monte Leao Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Cocas Beach / Praia Negra Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Alibaba Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Alibaba Sal	Alibaba Sal	Ponta Preta Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	3	16	3	3	208	3	3	3	0	16	16	16	16	0	0	16	16	16
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6

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