Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 678 | 646 | 625 | 551 | 533 | 447 | 431 | 375 | 368 | 308 | 265 | 226 | 221 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 403 | 309 | 357 | 389 | 349 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.93m | 11:25PM1.83m | 11:48AM2.07m | 00:26AM2.00m | 12:39PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM1.08m | 5:25AM1.10m | 6:17PM0.91m | 6:24AM0.91m | 7:00PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 734 | 678 | 646 | 625 | 551 | 533 | 447 | 431 | 375 | 368 | 308 | 265 | 226 | 163 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 403 | 309 | 357 | 389 | 349 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 48 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 45 | 60 | 75 | 58 | 75 | 58 | 163 | 221 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | NW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | — | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | S 13 | W 20 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 88 | 54 | 41 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 8 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 253 | 267 | 271 | 219 | — | — | — | — | 260 | — | 271 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 0 |
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