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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arniston sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arniston today?
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
338 | 356 | 235 | 184 | 184 | 195 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 228 | 326 | 309 | 297 | 210 | 579 | 675 | 743 | 756 | 667 | 701 | 800 | 1325 | 1805 | 1539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.88m | 3:54AM1.99m | 4:26PM1.84m | 4:40AM1.88m | 5:14PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM-0.03m | 9:44PM0.14m | 10:14AM0.02m | 10:31PM0.20m | 11:01AM0.12m | 11:23PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 |
338 | 356 | 235 | 184 | 184 | 135 | 130 | 31 | 176 | 228 | 326 | 309 | 297 | 210 | 113 | 96 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 114 | 59 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
134 | 124 | 132 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 176 | 32 | 29 | 173 | 115 | 104 | 116 | 89 | 61 | 28 | 23 | 42 | 78 | 73 | 83 | 138 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 13 | ESE 6 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | E 6 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
2 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 164 | 195 | 181 | 143 | 74 | 31 | 102 | 146 | 38 | 99 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 45 | 23 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | 74 | 87 | 73 | 67 | 579 | 675 | 743 | 756 | 667 | 701 | 800 | 1325 | 1805 | 1539 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 113 | 107 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 191 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 184 | 190 | 184 | 144 | 184 | 184 |
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