Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 683 | 603 | 512 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 423 | 400 | 337 | 346 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 214 | 249 | 692 | 881 | 993 | 863 | 966 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.81m | 6:18AM1.56m | 6:40PM1.72m | 7:04AM1.44m | 7:29PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.24m | 00:17AM0.32m | 12:18PM0.34m | 1:01AM0.41m | 1:02PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 222 | 683 | 603 | 512 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 423 | 400 | 337 | 346 | 265 | 260 | 255 | 214 | 209 | 692 | 881 | 993 | 863 | 966 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 333 | 219 | 241 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 212 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 147 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 249 | 205 | 201 | 201 | 160 | 160 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 25 | 123 | 84 | 253 | 367 | 309 | 288 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 25 | 47 | 85 | 121 | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 129 | 83 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 110 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 156 | 0 |
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