Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- 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 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 657 | 646 | 597 | 587 | 509 | 768 | 955 | 943 | 863 | 837 | 722 | 711 | 569 | 489 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.99m | 2:45AM1.84m | 2:55PM2.01m | 3:16AM1.85m | 3:25PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.04m | 8:49AM0.12m | 9:13PM0.03m | 9:18AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 527 | 657 | 646 | 597 | 587 | 509 | 768 | 955 | 943 | 863 | 837 | 722 | 711 | 569 | 489 | 383 | 365 | 299 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 70 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 236 | 17 | 13 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 38 | 15 | 43 | — | 28 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 9 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 141 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 135 | 81 | 81 | 76 |
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