Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 416 | 416 | 475 | 441 | 378 | 296 | 226 | 193 | 188 | 217 | 538 | 1045 | 1162 | 1236 | 1100 | 1100 | 1026 | 1060 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.65m | 4:54AM2.67m | 5:15PM2.46m | 5:28AM2.51m | 5:51PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.36m | 11:01AM0.38m | 11:11PM0.53m | 11:38AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 459 | 416 | 416 | 475 | 441 | 378 | 296 | 226 | 193 | 188 | 188 | 538 | 1045 | 1162 | 1236 | 1100 | 1100 | 1026 | 1060 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 217 | 172 | 46 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 64 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 121 | — | — | — | — | 247 | 257 | 257 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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