Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 229 | 192 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 115 | 138 | 517 | 509 | 711 | 890 | 1170 | 721 | 746 | 1776 | 1663 | 1576 | 5572 | 1187 | 988 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.76m | 4:21PM1.80m | 4:42AM1.66m | 4:50PM1.67m | 5:11AM1.54m | 5:18PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.26m | 10:33PM0.23m | 10:40AM0.36m | 11:00PM0.35m | 11:07AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 276 | 239 | 234 | 234 | 229 | 192 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 115 | 138 | 517 | 509 | 711 | 890 | 1170 | 721 | 746 | 1776 | 1663 | 1576 | 1407 | 1187 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 24 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 108 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 505 | 635 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 56 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 31 | 18 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5572 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 135 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 76 |
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