Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 367 | 288 | 278 | 230 | 226 | 230 | 233 | 288 | 812 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 285 | 314 | 325 | 647 | 1179 | 1236 | 1110 | 853 | 1267 | 885 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.49m | 12:47PM1.73m | 1:16AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.81m | 1:51AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.39m | 6:38AM0.43m | 7:16PM0.27m | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:50PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | 7:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 384 | 367 | 288 | 278 | 230 | 226 | 230 | 233 | 288 | 64 | 210 | 203 | 199 | 285 | 314 | 325 | 647 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 892 | 885 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 28 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 22 | — | — | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | — | — | 67 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 812 | 105 | 59 | 97 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 1179 | 1236 | 1110 | 853 | 1267 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 133 | 103 | 76 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 113 | 103 | 103 | 110 | 168 | 168 | 296 | 296 | 184 | 139 | 139 |
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