Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 116 | 112 | 191 | 196 | 188 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 165 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 81 | 259 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:33PM0.82m | 10:48AM0.95m | 11:08PM0.81m | 11:24AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.01m | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:57PM0.05m | 5:01AM0.06m | 5:30PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | 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 | NNE 7 |
128 | 102 | 92 | 144 | 169 | 166 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 103 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 81 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | 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 | SSW 16 |
131 | 116 | 112 | 93 | 86 | 88 | 80 | 165 | 167 | 131 | 129 | 125 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 259 | 253 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NNW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
50 | 95 | 54 | 191 | 196 | 188 | 163 | 85 | 64 | 165 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 132 | 110 | 110 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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