Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1546 | 1191 | 1057 | 1210 | 1349 | 1428 | 5397 | 767 | 666 | 772 | 416 | 657 | 451 | 597 | 545 | 509 | 679 | 955 | 1048 | 1018 | 892 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.91m | 2:13AM1.79m | 2:25PM1.99m | 2:45AM1.84m | 2:55PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.11m | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:45PM0.04m | 8:49AM0.12m | 9:13PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1546 | 1191 | 1057 | 1210 | 1349 | 1428 | 1319 | 767 | 666 | 242 | 416 | 657 | 451 | 597 | 545 | 509 | 679 | 955 | 1048 | 1018 | 892 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 100 | 100 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 402 | 396 | 73 | 242 | 70 | 152 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SW 20 | E 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 71 | — | 71 | 15 | 48 | — | 12 | 38 | 15 | 43 | 42 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 13 | WNW 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5397 | 3 | — | 772 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 174 | 113 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 105 | 113 | 175 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 |
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