Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 188 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 165 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 75 | 259 | 253 | 237 | 222 | 218 | 276 | 273 | 269 | 258 | 243 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:48AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.81m | 11:24AM0.87m | 11:43PM0.78m | 11:59AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.06m | 5:30PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.11m | 6:04PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 169 | 166 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 68 | 103 | 109 | 89 | 85 | 77 | 75 | 81 | 253 | 237 | 222 | 218 | 276 | 273 | 269 | 258 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 88 | 80 | 165 | 167 | 131 | 129 | 125 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 259 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 196 | 188 | 163 | 85 | 62 | 165 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 132 | 110 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 62 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 99 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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