Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 219 | 286 | 255 | 193 | 176 | 167 | 128 | 187 | 232 | 247 | 192 | 148 | 128 | 106 | 88 | 76 | 97 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.42m | 7:28AM1.45m | 8:23PM1.33m | 9:10AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.81m | 1:41PM0.86m | 2:18AM0.89m | 3:57PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 9 | W 12 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 13 | N 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 |
125 | 219 | 286 | 255 | 193 | 176 | 167 | 128 | 187 | 232 | 247 | 192 | 148 | 128 | 106 | 88 | 76 | 97 | 108 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 407 | 407 | 409 | 407 | 407 | 409 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 409 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Western-Sahara - Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
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