Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 833 | 1013 | 836 | 821 | 738 | 604 | 496 | 459 | 416 | 408 | 475 | 494 | 378 | 296 | 264 | 207 | 188 | 217 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:07PM2.81m | 4:22AM2.79m | 4:40PM2.65m | 4:54AM2.67m | 5:15PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.21m | 10:27AM0.23m | 10:39PM0.36m | 11:01AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 911 | 833 | 1013 | 836 | 821 | 738 | 604 | 496 | 459 | 416 | 408 | 475 | 494 | 378 | 296 | 264 | 207 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | NNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 64 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 143 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 62 | 230 | 62 | 26 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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