Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1600 | 1435 | 1189 | 994 | 965 | 1042 | 1026 | 980 | 813 | 800 | 787 | 703 | 500 | 483 | 407 | 515 | 577 | 606 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.34m | 1:18PM1.32m | 1:20AM1.43m | 1:58PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.78m | 7:09AM0.60m | 7:23PM0.68m | 7:51AM0.49m | 8:04PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1600 | 1435 | 1189 | 994 | 965 | 1042 | 1026 | 980 | 813 | 800 | 787 | 703 | 500 | 483 | 407 | 515 | 577 | 606 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 201 | 198 | 228 | 85 | 37 | 19 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | 47 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 105 | 135 | 0 | 107 |
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