Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 668 | 658 | 585 | 521 | 414 | 343 | 367 | 846 | 1439 | 1576 | 1576 | 1451 | 1427 | 1380 | 1073 | 1054 | 1132 | 1438 | 1228 | 1228 | 1306 | 2323 | 2774 | 2887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.98m | 11:49AM2.24m | 00:23AM2.18m | 12:32PM2.43m | 1:01AM2.39m | 1:11PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.95m | 6:12PM0.71m | 6:20AM0.76m | 6:50PM0.50m | 7:00AM0.55m | 7:25PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 668 | 658 | 585 | 521 | 414 | 343 | 367 | 846 | 1439 | 1576 | 1576 | 1451 | 1427 | 1380 | 1073 | 1054 | 1132 | 1438 | 1228 | 1228 | 1306 | 2323 | 2774 | 2887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | NNW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 56 | 34 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 305 | 492 | 313 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 159 | 26 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 405 | 62 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 70 | 62 |
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