
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
238 | 142 | 141 | 157 | 157 | 165 | 192 | 67 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 78 | 99 | 99 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:51PM0.70m | 8:04AM0.95m | 8:37PM0.75m | 8:49AM1.01m | 9:17PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.11m | 2:25PM0.03m | 2:13AM0.06m | 3:07PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
100 | 142 | 141 | 157 | 157 | 165 | 93 | 67 | 131 | 136 | 135 | 115 | 131 | 131 | 128 | 96 | 96 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 9 | N 7 | S 8 | N 8 | S 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 8 | N 8 |
36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 33 | 136 | 33 | 109 | 109 | 86 | 78 | 33 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | N 9 | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 9 | S 9 |
55 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 119 | 38 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 42 | 74 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
238 | 196 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 157 | 192 | 161 | — | 131 | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 208 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 210 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
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