Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 130 | 138 | 380 | 392 | 416 | 442 | 420 | 338 | 338 | 298 | 202 | 172 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM3.10m | 4:20AM2.88m | 4:35PM2.97m | 4:54AM2.80m | 5:10PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.03m | 10:10PM-0.02m | 10:20AM0.08m | 10:42PM0.11m | 10:55AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 8 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 75 | 138 | 380 | 392 | 416 | 442 | 420 | 338 | 338 | 298 | 202 | 172 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 61 | 48 | 86 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 16 | 53 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 130 | 114 | 26 | 27 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | — | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 27 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 0 |
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