Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1380 | 1291 | 1193 | 1271 | 1169 | 808 | 625 | 518 | 475 | 475 | 491 | 491 | 392 | 372 | 529 | 514 | 507 | 621 | 595 | 540 | 540 | 517 | 394 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:27AM1.42m | 7:11PM1.49m | 7:20AM1.35m | 8:07PM1.48m | 8:29AM1.30m | 9:12PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.60m | 12:41PM0.47m | 1:23AM0.63m | 1:32PM0.53m | 2:29AM0.63m | 2:34PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1380 | 1291 | 1193 | 1271 | 1169 | 808 | 625 | 518 | 475 | 475 | 491 | 491 | 392 | 372 | 331 | 280 | 507 | 621 | 595 | 540 | 540 | 517 | 394 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 162 | 113 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 84 | 99 | 214 | 272 | 202 | 221 | 218 | 317 | 305 | 529 | 514 | 275 | 270 | 254 | 254 | 206 | 206 | 153 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 73 | 64 | 45 | 28 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 103 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 43 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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