Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 10AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1291 | 1226 | 1141 | 1072 | 1008 | 875 | 638 | 627 | 323 | 235 | 133 | 192 | 168 | 234 | 326 | 474 | 665 | 785 | 802 | 820 | 796 | 784 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM2.01m | 8:56PM1.78m | 9:32AM1.98m | 10:30PM1.83m | 10:52AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM1.06m | 2:47AM1.15m | 4:10PM1.05m | 4:25AM1.10m | 5:24PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1291 | 1226 | 1141 | 1072 | 1008 | 875 | 638 | 627 | 323 | 235 | 133 | 192 | 168 | 204 | 196 | 474 | 665 | 785 | 802 | 820 | 796 | 784 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 103 | 126 | 115 | 97 | 57 | 234 | 326 | 136 | 158 | 127 | 119 | 103 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 78 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 91 | 105 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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