Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 3PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 250 | 204 | 168 | 123 | 118 | 95 | 91 | 82 | 68 | 222 | 190 | 332 | 428 | 427 | 388 | 353 | 268 | 215 | 283 | 237 |
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 |
High Tide | 1:13PM2.71m | 1:46AM2.58m | 2:00PM2.93m | 2:29AM2.75m | 2:43PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.25m | 7:47AM0.33m | 8:21PM0.07m | 8:29AM0.16m | 9:00PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | NW 12 | N 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 300 | 250 | 204 | 168 | 123 | 118 | 95 | 91 | 82 | 68 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 58 | 388 | 353 | 61 | 65 | 25 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 25 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 108 | 90 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 33 | 222 | 190 | 332 | 428 | 427 | — | — | 268 | 215 | 283 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 405 | 159 | 159 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 405 | 740 | 393 | 393 | 405 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 728 | 712 | 55 |
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