Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 332 | 517 | 577 | 561 | 514 | 421 | 402 | 385 | 366 | 374 | 329 | 276 | 253 | 668 | 1652 | 2408 | 1078 | 1194 | 2233 | 2233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.27m | 10:46PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.43m | 00:08AM1.43m | 12:36PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.73m | 5:17AM0.61m | 6:07PM0.56m | 6:23AM0.46m | 6:59PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 215 | 265 | 453 | 577 | 395 | 324 | 310 | 376 | 385 | 366 | 374 | 329 | 276 | 238 | 194 | 135 | 138 | 1078 | 1194 | 2233 | 2233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 290 | 290 | — | 561 | 514 | 421 | 402 | 302 | 268 | 193 | 187 | 245 | 253 | 127 | 164 | 139 | 113 | 118 | 154 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 32 | 25 | 83 | 136 | 85 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | 332 | 517 | 491 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 668 | 1652 | 2408 | 412 | 323 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 133 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 168 | 261 | 785 | 902 | 186 | 161 | 65 |
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