
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Alnes Lighthouse today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Alnes Lighthouse at 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Alnes Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 73 | 95 | 139 | 216 | 211 | 196 | 277 | 464 | 474 | 406 | 318 | 222 | 327 | 328 | 366 | 293 | 407 | 411 | 515 | 718 | 626 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.49m | 1:22AM1.71m | 1:49PM1.49m | 1:55AM1.70m | 2:23PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.16m | 7:16PM0.28m | 7:51AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.26m | 8:23AM0.13m | 8:22PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 10:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:22 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
71 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 406 | 35 | 82 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 626 | 587 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | 73 | 95 | 139 | 216 | 211 | 196 | 277 | 464 | 474 | — | 318 | 222 | 327 | 328 | 366 | 293 | 407 | 411 | 515 | 718 | 240 | 259 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 697 | 615 | 733 | 749 | 656 | 1747 | 674 | 728 | 697 | 1248 | 1482 | 615 | 1500 | 657 | 615 | 669 | 697 | 728 | 728 | 822 | 807 | 630 | 595 |
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