Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1982 | 1674 | 1396 | 1076 | 886 | 767 | 799 | 733 | 680 | 669 | 486 | 417 | 604 | 760 | 712 | 938 | 1608 | 4121 | 3968 | 8489 | 6408 | 3338 | 2946 | 2534 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.53m | 2:05PM1.49m | 2:09AM1.59m | 2:41PM1.56m | 2:46AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.60m | 7:58AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.53m | 8:33AM0.35m | 8:45PM0.47m | 9:06AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1982 | 1674 | 1396 | 1076 | 886 | 767 | 799 | 733 | 680 | 669 | 486 | 417 | 604 | 760 | 712 | 929 | 1608 | 4121 | 3968 | 4546 | 3601 | 3338 | 2946 | 2534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 96 | 79 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 132 | 162 | 18 | 162 | 455 | 938 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 23 | SW 22 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 20 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 97 | 18 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 76 | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 1474 | 47 | 35 | 8489 | 6408 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 113 | 133 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 174 | 227 | 304 | 261 | 304 | 306 | 175 | 135 | 135 |
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