Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 945 | 1112 | 851 | 953 | 928 | 1121 | 1429 | 919 | 600 | 727 | 876 | 970 | 628 | 606 | 1517 | 1452 | 1833 | 2088 | 2228 | 2140 | 1670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:29PM1.60m | 8:08AM1.31m | 8:41PM1.47m | 9:49AM1.24m | 10:26PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.47m | 1:59AM0.51m | 2:03PM0.61m | 3:25AM0.59m | 3:44PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 945 | 1112 | 851 | 953 | 928 | 1121 | 1429 | 919 | 600 | 727 | 876 | 970 | 628 | 586 | 1517 | 1452 | 1833 | 2088 | 2228 | 2140 | 1670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 201 | 201 | 160 | 131 | 131 | 102 | 94 | 378 | 538 | 228 | 208 | 206 | 573 | 606 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 226 | 119 | 19 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 183 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 139 | 135 | 135 | 113 | 135 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 93 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 |
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