Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1227 | 1065 | 845 | 721 | 572 | 555 | 504 | 545 | 527 | 433 | 311 | 305 | 300 | 204 | 183 | 151 | 218 | 264 | 163 | 154 | 191 | 252 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.81m | 5:34PM1.93m | 5:48AM1.69m | 6:13PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.02m | 11:09PM0.14m | 11:18AM0.09m | 11:52PM0.22m | 11:55AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1227 | 1065 | 845 | 721 | 572 | 555 | 504 | 545 | 527 | 433 | 311 | 305 | 300 | 204 | 183 | 151 | 218 | 264 | 154 | 138 | 191 | 252 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | S 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 63 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 89 | 119 | 32 | 87 | 163 | 154 | 99 | 164 | 256 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 75 | 106 | 50 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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