Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 480 | 472 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 309 | 275 | 277 | 272 | 263 | 254 | 228 | 173 | 330 | 418 | 449 | 449 | 405 | 392 | 442 | 529 | 672 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.54m | 6:37PM1.67m | 6:49AM1.47m | 7:20PM1.63m | 7:42AM1.39m | 8:13PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.43m | 12:13PM0.34m | 00:51AM0.46m | 12:52PM0.41m | 1:41AM0.49m | 1:42PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 480 | 472 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 309 | 275 | 270 | 272 | 263 | 254 | 228 | 164 | 330 | 418 | 449 | 449 | 405 | 392 | 442 | 529 | 672 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 54 | 39 | 99 | 74 | 88 | 67 | 36 | 207 | 277 | 223 | 219 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 133 | 101 | 99 | 97 | 72 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | S 24 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 87 | 103 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 173 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 19 | 45 | 44 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
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