Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 106 | 99 | 123 | 128 | 197 | 225 | 262 | 293 | 537 | 681 | 667 | 561 | 514 | 422 | 453 | 474 | 432 | 372 | 318 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.29m | 10:00AM1.27m | 10:46PM1.29m | 11:40AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.73m | 3:18AM0.68m | 4:34PM0.73m | 5:17AM0.61m | 6:07PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 139 | 106 | 99 | 123 | 119 | 108 | 108 | 151 | 174 | 218 | 384 | 494 | 535 | 459 | 422 | 453 | 474 | 432 | 372 | 318 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SW 8 | S 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 98 | 125 | 96 | 14 | 8 | 290 | 236 | — | 561 | 514 | 421 | 312 | 302 | 241 | 264 | 149 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 8 | E 9 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 52 | — | — | 17 | 33 | 45 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 103 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 37 | 54 | 48 | 128 | 197 | 225 | 262 | 293 | 537 | 681 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 226 | 226 | 184 | 184 | 137 | 137 | 141 | 93 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 103 | 110 | 19 | 19 |
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