Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1785 | 2007 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1546 | 1191 | 1057 | 1210 | 4792 | 5014 | 5029 | 772 | 656 | 838 | 416 | 657 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.70m | 1:52PM1.91m | 2:13AM1.79m | 2:25PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.22m | 7:45AM0.21m | 8:14PM0.11m | 8:18AM0.14m | 8:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1785 | 2007 | 2070 | 2007 | 1980 | 1797 | 1546 | 1191 | 1057 | 1210 | 1428 | 1494 | 1319 | 772 | 656 | 242 | 416 | 657 | 597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 122 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 158 | 154 | 122 | 32 | 350 | 396 | 71 | 242 | 70 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | — | 156 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 94 | 96 | — | 71 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 3 | — | SW 13 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4792 | 5014 | 5029 | 3 | — | 838 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 167 | 174 | 113 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 105 | 167 | 135 | 81 | 81 |
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