Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 943 | 915 | 837 | 722 | 711 | 569 | 489 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 289 | 319 | 239 | 231 | 593 | 700 | 254 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.01m | 3:16AM1.85m | 3:25PM1.98m | 3:45AM1.82m | 3:53PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.03m | 9:18AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.06m | 9:45AM0.18m | 10:07PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 943 | 915 | 837 | 722 | 711 | 569 | 489 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 | 289 | 319 | 239 | 231 | 63 | 43 | 254 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 349 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 90 | 65 | 64 | — | — | 44 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | — | 43 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 28 | 11 | 11 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 113 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 81 | 593 | 700 | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 167 | 76 | 81 | 76 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 160 | 156 | 103 |
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