Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1401 | 700 | 689 | 620 | 591 | 466 | 458 | 443 | 412 | 405 | 392 | 462 | 542 | 972 | 811 | 721 | 567 | 400 | 328 | 269 | 997 | 433 | 294 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.67m | 3:49PM1.67m | 3:53AM1.69m | 4:22PM1.70m | 4:25AM1.68m | 4:54PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.26m | 9:52PM0.39m | 10:08AM0.24m | 10:25PM0.39m | 10:38AM0.23m | 10:58PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1401 | 700 | 689 | 620 | 591 | 466 | 458 | 443 | 412 | 405 | 392 | 462 | 542 | 972 | 811 | 721 | 567 | 400 | 328 | 269 | 53 | 131 | 294 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 199 | 201 | 169 | 154 | 150 | 136 | 112 | 109 | 49 | 284 | 350 | 344 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 105 | 58 | 72 | 9 | 54 | 61 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | — | S 21 | S 21 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 113 | 65 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 45 | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 131 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 8 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 9 | 158 | 192 | 997 | 433 | 22 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 149 | 133 | 133 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
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