Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 92 | 125 | 135 | 156 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 163 | 132 | 123 | 186 | 206 | 186 | 175 | 184 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 193 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM3.09m | 3:29AM2.83m | 3:44PM3.19m | 4:11AM2.87m | 4:26PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.18m | 9:20PM-0.05m | 9:28AM0.07m | 10:02PM-0.10m | 10:09AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 92 | 125 | 135 | 156 | 153 | 156 | 159 | 163 | 132 | 123 | 186 | 206 | 186 | 175 | 184 | 136 | 130 | 127 | 101 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 62 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 122 | 107 | 93 | 77 | 90 | 193 | 315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 323 | 286 | 740 | 62 |
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