Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
513 | 455 | 455 | 413 | 343 | 323 | 280 | 257 | 251 | 196 | 191 | 151 | 147 | 67 | 55 | 108 | 125 | 161 | 275 | 411 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:26PM0.48m | 5:08AM0.60m | 5:59PM0.51m | 6:17AM0.66m | 6:52PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.31m | 11:38AM0.29m | 11:23PM0.29m | 12:40PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 |
103 | 455 | 455 | 413 | 343 | 323 | 280 | 257 | 251 | 196 | 191 | 151 | 147 | 67 | 59 | 108 | 86 | 161 | 275 | 411 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | N 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
13 | 101 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 66 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 12 | S 10 | S 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 52 | 82 | 125 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 84 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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