Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1450 | 1177 | 1161 | 1257 | 1223 | 1083 | 892 | 754 | 643 | 624 | 595 | 631 | 622 | 613 | 572 | 572 | 484 | 482 | 408 | 402 | 331 | 335 | 501 | 718 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.63m | 3:03PM1.67m | 3:07AM1.71m | 3:33PM1.76m | 3:37AM1.75m | 4:01PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.28m | 9:09PM0.38m | 9:22AM0.20m | 9:39PM0.31m | 9:49AM0.15m | 10:08PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1450 | 1177 | 1161 | 1257 | 1223 | 1083 | 892 | 754 | 643 | 624 | 595 | 631 | 622 | 613 | 572 | 572 | 482 | 482 | 408 | 402 | 331 | 326 | 273 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 94 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 414 | 418 | 355 | 289 | 178 | 268 | 255 | 329 | 432 | 388 | 366 | 331 | 240 | 233 | 302 | 387 | 484 | 430 | 329 | 279 | 257 | 335 | 501 | 718 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 81 | 81 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 139 | 81 | 139 | 139 | 81 | 140 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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