Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 600 | 554 | 554 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 510 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 422 | 374 | 366 | 311 | 328 | 754 | 615 | 561 | 494 | 485 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.88m | 5:07AM1.72m | 5:29PM1.86m | 5:41AM1.66m | 6:02PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.13m | 11:08PM0.24m | 11:11AM0.17m | 11:40PM0.26m | 11:42AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 573 | 600 | 554 | 554 | 567 | 567 | 567 | 510 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 432 | 422 | 374 | 366 | 311 | 227 | 754 | 615 | 561 | 494 | 485 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 65 | 167 | 162 | 151 | 134 | 134 | 96 | 153 | 144 | 140 | 175 | 128 | 275 | 268 | 242 | 328 | 219 | 241 | 227 | 223 | 216 | 212 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 75 | 127 | 118 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 42 | 107 | 246 | 222 | 25 | 123 | 84 | 476 | 319 | 314 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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