Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 935 | 614 | 535 | 526 | 508 | 423 | 418 | 411 | 344 | 289 | 338 | 231 | 223 | 203 | 444 | 308 | 293 | 164 | 126 | 193 | 216 | 100 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.87m | 3:13AM1.82m | 3:32PM1.96m | 3:42AM1.86m | 3:59PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.15m | 9:14PM0.19m | 9:20AM0.08m | 9:41PM0.12m | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:10PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 629 | 521 | 471 | 434 | 398 | 363 | 366 | 311 | 264 | 232 | 230 | 203 | 207 | 203 | 444 | 308 | 293 | 130 | 103 | 128 | 74 | 54 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 617 | 614 | 535 | 526 | 508 | 423 | 418 | 411 | 344 | 289 | 338 | 231 | 223 | 177 | 162 | 158 | 127 | 164 | 126 | 101 | 100 | 63 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 118 | 154 | 147 | 100 | 33 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 193 | 106 | 100 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 935 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 216 | 49 | 221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 113 | 183 | 184 |
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