Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 1299 | 1627 | 1721 | 1746 | 1629 | 1388 | 1214 | 702 | 678 | 537 | 543 | 799 | 315 | 265 | 221 | 419 | 2300 | 1842 | 1405 | 1454 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.86m | 5:53AM1.61m | 6:11PM1.72m | 6:38AM1.45m | 7:01PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.21m | 11:48PM0.24m | 11:51AM0.34m | 00:30AM0.39m | 12:35PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1230 | 1299 | 1627 | 1721 | 1746 | 1629 | 1388 | 1214 | 702 | 678 | 537 | 543 | 799 | 315 | 265 | 221 | 187 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 231 | 154 | 63 | 74 | 6 | 167 | 125 | 151 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 110 | 113 | — | 26 | 35 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 419 | 2300 | 1842 | 1405 | 1454 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 120 | 120 | 113 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 226 | 438 | 854 | 370 |
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