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The current surf forecast for Lafitenia at 5AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lafitenia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6395 | 5611 | 4432 | 3968 | 5081 | 5490 | 5635 | 4560 | 4241 | 4427 | 5478 | 5384 | 5168 | 5404 | 5785 | 5477 | 5201 | 4528 | 4306 | 3680 | 3416 | 4189 | 6477 | 10009 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | SW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | W | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SW | ENE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 4.27 | 3:42PM 4.30 | 4:02AM 4.41 | 4:31PM 4.30 | 4:49AM 4.45 | 5:20PM 4.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00PM 0.60 | 9:25AM 0.47 | 9:47PM 0.51 | 10:14AM 0.34 | 10:34PM 0.51 | 11:03AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 |

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