Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	140	361	392	556	368	368	239	506	595	704	961	1111	1187	823	781	1613	1275	1130	874	653	624	606	388	277
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:22PM1.88m				4:37AM1.86m					5:09PM1.86m				5:24AM1.76m				5:58PM1.80m				6:13AM1.62m
Low Tide	10:10AM0.03m				10:32PM0.18m				10:55AM0.08m					11:23PM0.24m				11:41AM0.17m				00:15AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSE 7
kJ	140	361	392	556	368	368	239	506	595	704	961	1111	1187	633	781	1613	1275	1130	874	653	624	606	388	164
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 8	SSW 13
kJ	55	45	24	23	22	22	198	21	21	12	11	11	249	823	696	10	10	9	9	4	4	4	120	277
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	E 9	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	S 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SE 9	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	94	24	3	7	9	5	21	21	37	3	7	11	5	4	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	2	32	59
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	—	SE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	ESE 5
kJ	34	—	43	16	26	31	28	28	24	17	16	24	26	17	10	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	1	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Milnerton Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	81	140	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	186	81	81	81	107	81	81	183	139	81	81	81	81	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Voelklip	Hawston	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Hawston		Hawston	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai			Gourits Mouth	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Voelklip	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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