Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 133 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 117 | 83 | 82 | 70 | 69 | 39 | 53 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.94m | 2:18AM1.83m | 2:27PM2.03m | 2:53AM1.89m | 3:03PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.06m | 8:16AM0.14m | 8:45PM-0.03m | 8:52AM0.09m | 9:20PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 133 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 117 | 83 | 82 | 70 | 69 | 28 | 53 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 55 | 36 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 183 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 135 | 246 | 246 | 81 | 81 |
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