Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 10AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 694 | 721 | 598 | 470 | 414 | 859 | 1054 | 1703 | 2273 | 2310 | 2385 | 2172 | 2068 | 2096 | 1866 | 1524 | 3051 | 2747 | 2570 | 2171 | 1891 | 1519 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:28PM2.72m | 5:49AM2.68m | 6:17PM2.49m | 6:41AM2.50m | 7:19PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.18m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:59AM0.35m | 00:19AM0.53m | 12:57PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 349 | 694 | 721 | 598 | 470 | 414 | 859 | 1054 | 1703 | 2273 | 2310 | 2385 | 2172 | 2068 | 2096 | 1866 | 1524 | 3051 | 2747 | 2570 | 2171 | 1891 | 1519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 20 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 145 | 9 | 8 | 114 | 326 | 384 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 496 | 927 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | 71 | 90 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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