
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 103 | 106 | 59 | 69 | 70 | 221 | 136 | 210 | 228 | 209 | 273 | 445 | 634 | 819 | 792 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM2.97m | 3:17AM2.88m | 3:32PM2.92m | 3:50AM2.86m | 4:07PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.05m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:38PM0.11m | 9:54AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
202 | 93 | 93 | 108 | 103 | 106 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 113 | 136 | 210 | 228 | 209 | 273 | 445 | 634 | 819 | 792 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 86 | 55 | 50 | 74 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 69 | 79 | 99 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 49 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SE 5 | WNW 15 | NW 8 | NW 16 | NW 15 | S 14 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 61 | 55 | 4 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 65 | 221 | 78 | 80 | 61 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 405 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 592 | 62 | 26 |
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