Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 24s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9PM is: 0.5m 24s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 24s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 245 | 235 | 235 | 837 | 1532 | 2149 | 2469 | 2547 | 2164 | 1484 | 1278 | 988 | 924 | 874 | 850 | 778 | 488 | 555 | 385 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.21m | 10:37PM1.33m | 11:51AM1.34m | 00:13AM1.45m | 12:55PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.77m | 5:27AM0.61m | 6:07PM0.64m | 6:42AM0.45m | 7:11PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 240 | 240 | 235 | 235 | 192 | 1532 | 2149 | 2469 | 2547 | 2164 | 1484 | 1278 | 988 | 924 | 874 | 850 | 548 | 459 | 422 | 385 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 27 | 233 | 837 | 123 | 90 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 495 | 488 | 555 | 344 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 30 | 79 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 198 | 89 | 114 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 328 | 245 | 206 | 195 | 175 | 200 | 230 | 271 | 324 | 417 | 469 | 539 | 783 | 893 | 809 | 719 | 778 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 144 | 191 | 191 | 184 | 184 | 144 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 76 | 167 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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