Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 173 | 201 | 427 | 476 | 510 | 585 | 566 | 624 | 694 | 701 | 571 | 581 | 553 | 1390 | 1253 | 1216 | 1077 | 981 | 966 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.47m | 5:36AM2.61m | 6:19PM2.26m | 6:45AM2.45m | 7:39PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.29m | 11:11PM0.53m | 11:59AM0.48m | 00:15AM0.72m | 1:17PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 204 | 173 | 144 | 427 | 476 | 510 | 585 | 566 | 624 | 694 | 701 | 571 | 581 | 508 | 1390 | 1253 | 1216 | 1077 | 981 | 966 | 864 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NNW 10 | SE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 121 | 201 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 138 | 211 | 349 | 503 | 553 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNW 10 | ESE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 18 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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