Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 363 | 309 | 237 | 198 | 140 | 551 | 680 | 721 | 563 | 449 | 428 | 1022 | 1054 | 1407 | 1863 | 2347 | 2385 | 2138 | 2034 | 2196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | 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 | 4:46PM2.89m | 5:06AM2.82m | 5:28PM2.72m | 5:49AM2.68m | 6:17PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.08m | 10:52PM0.13m | 11:13AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:59AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 478 | 363 | 309 | 237 | 198 | 115 | 551 | 680 | 721 | 563 | 449 | 414 | 1022 | 1054 | 1407 | 1863 | 2347 | 2385 | 2138 | 2034 | 2196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 44 | 140 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 190 | 302 | 428 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | SE 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 8 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 71 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 712 | 712 | 405 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 112 | 112 | 62 |
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