Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 4AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1310 | 1280 | 1049 | 1250 | 1216 | 1204 | 1200 | 1177 | 1080 | 1033 | 836 | 703 | 612 | 505 | 449 | 402 | 586 | 961 | 1862 | 1704 | 1472 | 1218 | 1083 | 996 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:39AM2.29m | 7:05PM2.06m | 7:27AM2.09m | 8:06PM1.86m | 8:43AM1.94m | 9:46PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.71m | 12:48PM0.77m | 1:00AM0.92m | 1:43PM0.98m | 2:00AM1.11m | 3:14PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 1310 | 1280 | 1049 | 1250 | 1216 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1080 | 1033 | 836 | 703 | 612 | 505 | 449 | 402 | 402 | 961 | 1862 | 1704 | 1472 | 1218 | 1083 | 996 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 212 | 355 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 164 | 257 | 586 | 509 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | NNW 16 | S 14 | NW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 107 | 4 | 202 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1204 | 1200 | 1177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 31 | 751 | 83 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 |
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