Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ifira Island today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ifira Island at 12AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ifira Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 17 | 169 | 100 | 27 | 42 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.07m | 4:43AM1.18m | 5:51PM1.11m | 5:20AM1.19m | 6:18PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.50m | 11:23AM0.11m | 11:31PM0.44m | 11:54AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
22 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 17 | NE 9 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
75 | 43 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | W 15 | NE 11 | S 18 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 11 | SE 8 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 17 | 27 | 49 | 66 | 61 | 169 | 100 | 14 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1587 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 4 | 521 | 937 | 1032 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
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