Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SW 12 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 335 | 311 | 282 | 276 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 500 | 471 | 828 | 1033 | 3119 | 3360 | 3156 | 3744 | 2900 | 2751 | 2150 | 1626 | 1244 | 577 | 756 | 484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.47m | 10:31AM1.23m | 10:50PM1.44m | 11:43AM1.26m | 11:52PM1.44m | 12:40PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.64m | 4:28AM0.61m | 4:23PM0.70m | 5:36AM0.59m | 5:37PM0.70m | 6:33AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 388 | 335 | 255 | 282 | 232 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 500 | 471 | 706 | 864 | 3119 | 3360 | 3156 | 3744 | 2900 | 2751 | 2150 | 1626 | 1244 | 577 | 756 | 484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 30 | 177 | 240 | 7 | 76 | 38 | 46 | 259 | 828 | 1033 | 1818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 393 | — | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 116 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 311 | 261 | 276 | 96 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 30 | 73 | 105 | 126 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 135 | 135 | 113 | 113 | 137 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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