Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 1PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (07 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 7							Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	2	2	!	!	!	3	3	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	392	398	449	456	663	617	669	711	689	585	456	1110	1255	1341	1735	611	1797	1724	1605	1400	1319	1616	2009	2147
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	SW	SW	WSW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide							8:13PM1.58m				8:51AM1.32m				9:23PM1.54m				10:19AM1.31m				10:45PM1.55m
Low Tide				1:42PM0.50m					2:44AM0.52m				2:46PM0.58m				4:02AM0.52m				4:09PM0.62m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45
	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	13	13	15	16	15	15	14	14	12	11	12	12	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14
kJ	392	398	449	456	663	617	669	711	689	585	456	1110	1255	1341	1735	611	1797	1724	1605	1400	1319	1616	2009	2147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SE 15
kJ	97	72	69	59	40	40	40	39	134	182	270	19	19	19	9	551	9	10	10	11	2	2	1169	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	—	S 24	SW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 20	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	SE 17	SE 17	S 16	—	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	1	—	11	19	45	44	77	98	39	25	19	19	19	19	8	9	2	2	12	11	5	—	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	103	135	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	183	81	81	76
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4		4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

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