Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aln Estuary today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aln Estuary at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aln Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 212 | 247 | 285 | 456 | 540 | 584 | 686 | 745 | 886 | 727 | 526 | 477 | 364 | 176 | 139 | 91 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 44 | 24 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:22PM3.06m | 11:32AM2.96m | 11:37PM3.20m | 12:34PM3.17m | 00:33AM3.44m | 1:20PM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM1.54m | 5:22PM1.84m | 6:13AM1.33m | 6:32PM1.63m | 7:04AM1.04m | 7:20PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 727 | 526 | 477 | 364 | 176 | 139 | 91 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 44 | 21 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | N 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 70 | 69 | 42 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 247 | 212 | 247 | 285 | 456 | 540 | 584 | 686 | 745 | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 67 | 92 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 106 | 408 | 106 | 259 | 106 | 106 | 304 | 37 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 315 | 300 | 49 | 17 | 106 | 110 | 296 |
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