Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aln Estuary today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aln Estuary at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aln Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 147 | 0 | 206 | 273 | 447 | 406 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42PM3.72m | 7:57AM3.81m | 8:24PM3.44m | 8:48AM3.45m | 9:17PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.65m | 1:35AM0.98m | 2:04PM1.04m | 2:18AM1.24m | 2:50PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 109 | 206 | 273 | 447 | 406 | 449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 377 | 320 | 320 | 253 | 315 | 300 | 300 | 259 | 259 | 257 | 259 | 259 | 43 | 296 | 171 | 461 | 43 | 43 |
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