Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 13 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 55 | 27 | 33 | 75 | 73 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 92 | 135 | 135 | 126 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:21PM2.68m | 1:55AM2.58m | 2:14PM2.91m | 2:45AM2.73m | 3:01PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.53m | 7:43PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.34m | 8:35PM0.09m | 8:45AM0.18m | 9:20PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 31 | 57 | 55 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 39 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 92 | 135 | 135 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 12 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 33 | 75 | 73 | 58 | 50 | 51 | 72 | 90 | 87 | 68 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 27 | 721 | 721 | 162 | 55 | 23 | 5 | 32 | 721 | 721 | 587 | 320 | 70 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 740 | 62 | 26 |
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