Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 940 | 1065 | 4065 | 2158 | 2066 | 1909 | 1609 | 1526 | 1506 | 1529 | 1785 | 2094 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1546 | 1319 | 1057 | 1014 | 4440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.62m | 00:58AM1.58m | 1:17PM1.79m | 1:38AM1.70m | 1:52PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.38m | 7:08AM0.32m | 7:39PM0.22m | 7:45AM0.21m | 8:14PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 940 | 1065 | 2242 | 2158 | 2066 | 1909 | 1609 | 1526 | 1506 | 1529 | 1785 | 2094 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1546 | 1319 | 1057 | 1014 | 1292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 113 | 115 | 150 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 128 | 120 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 163 | 160 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 324 | 405 | 4065 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4440 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 733 | 854 | 135 | 135 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 149 | 168 | 156 | 65 | 65 |
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