Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrifana today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 247 | 569 | 510 | 448 | 371 | 320 | 256 | 200 | 192 | 148 | 362 | 979 | 1281 | 1267 | 1027 | 1037 | 643 | 540 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.83m | 11:08AM1.97m | 11:56PM1.89m | 12:21PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM1.08m | 4:31AM1.13m | 5:40PM1.04m | 5:59AM1.04m | 6:47PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 149 | 143 | 11 | 44 | 448 | 371 | 320 | 256 | 200 | 192 | 148 | 362 | 979 | 1281 | 1267 | 1027 | 1037 | 643 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 106 | 83 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 160 | 247 | 569 | 510 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 99 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 780 | 720 | 162 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 554 | 56 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 234 | 315 | 56 | 56 |
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