Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 23 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 1565 | 1702 | 1755 | 1901 | 2003 | 2015 | 1709 | 821 | 864 | 952 | 916 | 824 | 691 | 560 | 512 | 443 | 366 | 326 | 328 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:44AM1.29m | 8:22PM1.37m | 9:50AM1.21m | 10:37PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.50m | 1:29AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.68m | 3:13AM0.67m | 4:01PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 122 | 74 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 567 | 290 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 53 | 75 | 175 | 204 | 163 | 200 | 160 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 66 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 3 | 117 | 471 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 26 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 65 | 59 | 54 | 9 | 12 | — | 17 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 328 | 1565 | 1702 | 1755 | 1901 | 2003 | 2015 | 1709 | 821 | 864 | 952 | 916 | 824 | 691 | 560 | 512 | 443 | 366 | 326 | 328 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 296 | 785 | 854 | 1563 | 1378 | 1429 | 1429 | 1593 | 3734 | 370 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 81 | 144 | 190 | 190 | 186 | 186 | 184 |
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