Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2547 | 2164 | 1652 | 1278 | 1118 | 961 | 874 | 850 | 778 | 488 | 473 | 385 | 409 | 339 | 318 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 281 | 281 | 240 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.34m | 00:13AM1.45m | 12:55PM1.55m | 1:11AM1.62m | 1:40PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.64m | 6:42AM0.45m | 7:11PM0.44m | 7:30AM0.28m | 7:56PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2547 | 2164 | 1652 | 1278 | 1118 | 924 | 874 | 850 | 562 | 459 | 422 | 385 | 349 | 339 | 318 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 281 | 281 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 506 | 488 | 473 | 347 | 409 | 192 | 240 | 146 | 80 | 127 | 66 | 66 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 162 | 89 | 114 | 85 | 123 | 92 | 116 | 51 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | 308 | 414 | 481 | 762 | 961 | 746 | 719 | 778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 139 | 140 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 93 | 19 | 0 |
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