Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 722 | 1611 | 831 | 1065 | 4065 | 2002 | 1909 | 1909 | 1716 | 1506 | 1506 | 1671 | 1693 | 1963 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1626 | 1468 | 1057 | 1193 | 1231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.43m | 12:36PM1.62m | 00:58AM1.58m | 1:17PM1.79m | 1:38AM1.70m | 1:52PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.46m | 6:59PM0.38m | 7:08AM0.32m | 7:39PM0.22m | 7:45AM0.21m | 8:14PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 243 | 216 | 173 | 831 | 1065 | 2212 | 2002 | 1909 | 1909 | 1716 | 1506 | 1506 | 1671 | 1693 | 1963 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1626 | 1468 | 1057 | 1193 | 1231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 253 | 129 | 251 | 141 | 141 | 115 | 150 | 160 | 200 | 163 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 118 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 192 | 231 | 98 | 74 | 183 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | 92 | 92 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 722 | 1611 | 349 | 430 | 4065 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 24 | 19 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 160 | 624 | 733 | 854 | 139 | 139 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 177 | 186 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 168 | 167 | 156 | 65 | 0 |
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