Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1029 | 819 | 759 | 629 | 457 | 388 | 326 | 180 | 133 | 133 | 100 | 120 | 100 | 96 | 117 | 90 | 65 | 67 | 54 | 35 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.81m | 1:43AM1.72m | 1:53PM1.94m | 2:18AM1.83m | 2:27PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.19m | 7:42AM0.23m | 8:11PM0.06m | 8:16AM0.14m | 8:45PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1029 | 819 | 759 | 629 | 457 | 388 | 326 | 180 | 133 | 133 | 100 | 120 | 100 | 96 | 117 | 90 | 65 | 67 | 54 | 35 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 96 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 107 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 81 | 183 | 183 | 246 | 246 | 81 |
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