Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lafitenia today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lafitenia at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lafitenia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 72 | 50 | 36 | 58 | 92 | 131 | 141 | 121 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42AM3.72m | 10:04PM3.82m | 10:33AM3.53m | 10:58PM3.55m | 11:30AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM1.05m | 3:41PM1.23m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:35PM1.46m | 5:09AM1.54m | 5:37PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 85 | 72 | 50 | 36 | 58 | 92 | 131 | 141 | 121 | 96 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 194 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 84 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 84 | 14 | 14 |
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