
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aln Estuary today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Aln Estuary at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aln Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 97 | 131 | 112 | 124 | 134 | 109 | 85 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM4.07m | 6:55PM3.75m | 7:19AM3.71m | 7:33PM3.45m | 8:06AM3.36m | 8:22PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.62m | 12:44PM0.79m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:19PM1.16m | 1:36AM1.15m | 2:01PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 6 | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
8 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 97 | 131 | 112 | 124 | 134 | 109 | 85 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | N 10 | SE 6 | N 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | — | N 18 | N 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | N 18 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 2 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
2 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 446 | 354 | 354 | 342 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 12 | 42 | 833 | 844 | 811 | 594 | 459 | 518 | 518 | 320 | 304 | 350 | 304 | 384 |
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