Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prefailles today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Prefailles at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Prefailles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 40 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 35 | 73 | 43 | 61 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM4.30m | 8:36AM4.03m | 8:55PM4.13m | 9:18AM3.88m | 9:41PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.47m | 3:11AM0.46m | 3:27PM0.63m | 3:55AM0.65m | 4:16PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 40 | 15 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 48 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 102 | 36 | 35 | 73 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WNW 3 | W 8 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 67 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 51 | — | — | 33 | 43 | 61 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 423 | 167 | 180 | 89 | 89 | 180 | 180 | 727 | 180 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 14 | 77 | 503 | 231 | 89 | 89 |
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