Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 135 | 192 | 231 | 270 | 302 | 346 | 395 | 441 | 480 | 492 | 516 | 675 | 962 | 1060 | 1102 | 1070 | 938 | 1154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM2.66m | 2:46AM2.51m | 2:58PM2.81m | 3:18AM2.64m | 3:30PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.36m | 8:44AM0.37m | 9:11PM0.22m | 9:15AM0.25m | 9:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 135 | 192 | 231 | 270 | 302 | 2 | 395 | 441 | 480 | 492 | 516 | 675 | 962 | 1060 | 1102 | 1070 | 938 | 1154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 671 | 668 | 26 | 26 | 56 | 95 | 424 | 592 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 112 | 70 | 62 |
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