Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 678 | 617 | 722 | 799 | 315 | 265 | 221 | 927 | 1556 | 886 | 1428 | 1825 | 2065 | 1989 | 1709 | 790 | 790 | 931 | 893 | 860 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.72m | 6:38AM1.45m | 7:01PM1.54m | 7:44AM1.29m | 8:22PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.34m | 00:30AM0.39m | 12:35PM0.50m | 1:29AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 553 | 678 | 617 | 722 | 799 | 315 | 265 | 148 | 153 | 130 | 471 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 505 | 313 | 16 | 34 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | — | E 9 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 542 | 154 | 110 | 113 | 6 | 161 | 158 | 221 | — | 14 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 103 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 12 | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | — | 33 | 52 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | 60 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 91 | 927 | 1556 | 886 | 1428 | 1825 | 2065 | 1989 | 1709 | 790 | 790 | 931 | 893 | 860 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 135 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 93 | 0 | 76 | 183 | 304 | 785 | 319 | 1563 | 1378 | 1429 | 1429 | 1593 | 3738 | 2795 | 192 | 184 |
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