Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 62 | 79 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 73 | 47 | 58 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM2.22m | 8:47PM2.22m | 9:23AM2.11m | 9:52PM2.05m | 10:31AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.79m | 2:59AM0.82m | 3:30PM0.93m | 4:02AM0.94m | 4:48PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 62 | 21 | 27 | 96 | 77 | 73 | 47 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 | N 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | S 13 | NNW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 79 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 234 | 796 | 162 | 162 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 32 | 721 | 234 | 405 | 55 | 230 | 159 | 162 | 162 | 405 | 671 | 671 | 632 |
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