Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 366 | 322 | 303 | 333 | 683 | 603 | 582 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 423 | 400 | 353 | 331 | 265 | 260 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:41AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.81m | 6:18AM1.56m | 6:40PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.26m | 11:42AM0.24m | 00:17AM0.32m | 12:18PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 374 | 366 | 322 | 264 | 222 | 683 | 603 | 582 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 423 | 400 | 353 | 331 | 265 | 260 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 272 | 268 | 242 | 333 | 219 | 241 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 212 | 169 | 161 | 153 | 147 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 138 | 42 | 107 | 303 | 222 | 25 | 123 | 84 | 253 | 367 | 309 | 288 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 25 | 47 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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