Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1333 | 1333 | 1170 | 1148 | 902 | 988 | 993 | 441 | 370 | 308 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 212 | 178 | 178 | 163 | 168 | 164 | 173 | 202 | 217 | 197 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.50m | 1:10AM1.72m | 1:53PM1.65m | 2:06AM1.83m | 2:43PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.35m | 6:56PM0.47m | 7:40AM0.23m | 7:58PM0.33m | 8:32AM0.11m | 8:51PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1333 | 1333 | 1170 | 1148 | 902 | 988 | 993 | 441 | 370 | 308 | 286 | 281 | 225 | 194 | 178 | 178 | 163 | 168 | 164 | 173 | 202 | 217 | 197 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 212 | 150 | 144 | 161 | 158 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 123 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 69 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 42 | 71 | 51 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 152 | 233 | 308 | 296 | 251 | 204 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 81 | 139 | 139 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 81 | 65 | 65 | 0 |
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