
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alibaba today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Alibaba at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s 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 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Alibaba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
156 | 170 | 180 | 191 | 191 | 204 | 232 | 291 | 277 | 344 | 405 | 394 | 378 | 357 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 321 | 321 | 210 | 161 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.74m | 7:01PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.81m | 7:32PM0.71m | 7:37AM0.87m | 8:01PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.20m | 00:38AM0.22m | 1:22PM0.14m | 1:15AM0.16m | 1:52PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NE 8 |
50 | 72 | 55 | 56 | 92 | 107 | 168 | 147 | 136 | 117 | 405 | 394 | 378 | 357 | 336 | 326 | 248 | 321 | 321 | 210 | 161 | 545 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNW 19 | NNW 12 | NNW 17 | SSE 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 12 |
32 | 26 | 28 | 71 | 51 | 172 | 109 | 291 | 277 | 344 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 62 | 140 | 142 | 321 | 91 | 121 | 121 | 140 | 206 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 18 | NNW 11 | NNW 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 11 |
32 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 124 | 23 | 232 | 111 | 128 | 130 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 135 | 32 | 13 | 140 | 11 | 48 | 37 | 25 | 157 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
156 | 170 | 180 | 191 | 191 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 149 | 122 | 83 | 198 | 305 | 62 | 460 | 687 | 729 | 672 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 3 | 3 | 1019 | 1413 | 1413 | 3 | 210 | 1414 | 1414 | 1075 | 210 | 1394 | 1019 | 210 | 3 |
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