Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 124 | 96 | 73 | 57 | 31 | 37 | 73 | 98 | 112 | 161 | 215 | 273 | 273 | 324 | 365 | 388 | 424 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:52PM2.48m | 2:14AM2.37m | 2:26PM2.66m | 2:46AM2.51m | 2:58PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.53m | 8:12AM0.52m | 8:40PM0.36m | 8:44AM0.37m | 9:11PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 124 | 96 | 73 | 57 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 112 | 161 | 215 | 273 | 273 | 2 | 365 | 388 | 424 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 9 | NW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 73 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 391 | 671 | 668 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 56 | 592 | 424 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
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