Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 56 | 101 | 86 | 81 | 79 | 114 | 129 | 126 | 96 | 93 | 64 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM2.24m | 12:18PM2.44m | 00:58AM2.40m | 1:21PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.72m | 5:57AM0.71m | 6:43PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.53m | 7:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 56 | 101 | 86 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 126 | 96 | 93 | 38 | 39 | 57 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 13 | NW 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 81 | 79 | 114 | 129 | — | — | — | 64 | 69 | 22 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 592 | 403 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 27 | 592 | 159 | 159 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 405 | 740 | 163 | 162 |
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