Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 128 | 118 | 97 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 61 | 60 |
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 | 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 | 3:45AM2.52m | 3:58PM2.80m | 4:17AM2.56m | 4:31PM2.84m | 4:50AM2.58m | 5:03PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.36m | 10:11PM0.27m | 10:14AM0.31m | 10:43PM0.24m | 10:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 74 | 69 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 8 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | NNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 59 | 100 | 74 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 72 | 112 | 128 | 118 | 97 | 73 | 53 | 49 | 65 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 70 | 23 | 73 | 32 | 728 | 415 | 489 | 397 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 876 | 721 | 503 | 162 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 163 | 159 | 162 |
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