Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 965 | 2494 | 4755 | 809 | 1931 | 1641 | 1358 | 4974 | 1079 | 988 | 743 | 572 | 494 | 376 | 316 | 795 | 706 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.67m | 5:11AM1.54m | 5:18PM1.53m | 5:43AM1.41m | 5:49PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.35m | 11:07AM0.49m | 11:28PM0.48m | 11:38AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 711 | 965 | 1423 | 865 | 809 | 1931 | 1641 | 1358 | 1203 | 1079 | 988 | 743 | 572 | 494 | 376 | 316 | 22 | 13 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 499 | 627 | 25 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 2494 | 4755 | — | — | — | — | 4974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 795 | 706 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 113 | 120 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 174 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 174 | 113 | 113 | 103 |
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