Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 265 | 226 | 221 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 357 | 350 | 357 | 344 | 349 | 303 | 250 | 377 | 659 | 859 | 975 | 996 | 1143 | 1111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM2.07m | 00:26AM2.00m | 12:39PM2.27m | 1:07AM2.20m | 1:18PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.91m | 6:24AM0.91m | 7:00PM0.71m | 7:05AM0.71m | 7:34PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 348 | 265 | 226 | 163 | 416 | 403 | 383 | 357 | 350 | 357 | 344 | 349 | 303 | 250 | 245 | 659 | 859 | 975 | 996 | 1143 | 1111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 163 | 221 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 126 | 377 | 194 | 132 | 142 | 228 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | S 13 | NW 20 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 88 | 45 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 193 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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