Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 225 | 230 | 199 | 199 | 157 | 125 | 99 | 94 | 604 | 598 | 917 | 732 | 391 | 486 | 428 | 277 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 99 | 96 | 149 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.80m | 3:55AM1.71m | 4:01PM1.73m | 4:26AM1.65m | 4:32PM1.64m | 4:59AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.29m | 9:45PM0.18m | 9:55AM0.34m | 10:14PM0.25m | 10:25AM0.40m | 10:44PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 269 | 225 | 230 | 199 | 199 | 157 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 151 | 391 | 486 | 428 | 277 | 240 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 39 | 96 | 149 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 95 | 89 | 86 | 99 | 94 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 93 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 99 | 32 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | — | S 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 44 | 63 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 36 | 56 | 2 | — | 2 | 35 | — | — | — | 39 | 48 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 604 | 598 | 917 | 732 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 107 | 183 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 167 | 168 | 133 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 81 | 81 | 19 | 0 |
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