Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 715 | 626 | 545 | 536 | 429 | 483 | 414 | 213 | 242 | 256 | 179 | 256 | 251 | 366 | 558 | 2830 | 850 | 1095 | 1043 | 785 | 646 | 819 | 578 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.18m | 10:46PM1.15m | 11:35AM1.32m | 11:52PM1.29m | 12:16PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.81m | 4:50PM0.86m | 5:04AM0.73m | 5:58PM0.71m | 5:58AM0.60m | 6:36PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 715 | 626 | 545 | 536 | 429 | 483 | 414 | 213 | 242 | 256 | 179 | 256 | 251 | 366 | 558 | 747 | 850 | 1095 | 1043 | 785 | 646 | 18 | 578 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 42 | 64 | 64 | 30 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SSE 9 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 27 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 11 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 39 | 2830 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 819 | 24 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 110 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 174 | 113 | 113 | 185 | 105 | 113 | 113 | 160 | 168 | 167 | 167 | 156 |
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