
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ifira Island today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ifira Island at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ifira Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 38 | 99 | 113 | 146 | 129 | 126 | 133 | 135 | 112 | 147 | 165 | 174 | 171 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.06m | 11:03AM0.92m | 9:25PM1.00m | 12:20PM0.93m | 10:37PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.70m | 3:53AM0.31m | 3:48PM0.75m | 4:55AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 80 | 113 | 146 | 85 | 107 | 133 | 135 | 112 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 129 | 126 | 114 | 75 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | S 17 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 99 | 111 | 139 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 147 | 165 | 174 | 171 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1899 | 1031 | 952 | 941 | 943 | 943 | 942 | 1031 | 1158 | 1755 | 1899 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1568 | 943 | 1587 | 521 | 521 |
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