Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 732 | 691 | 800 | 970 | 636 | 606 | 1578 | 1580 | 1578 | 2055 | 1950 | 1873 | 1670 | 1484 | 1210 | 915 | 1005 | 1285 | 2082 | 2222 | 1974 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.31m | 8:41PM1.47m | 9:49AM1.24m | 10:26PM1.42m | 11:42AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.61m | 3:25AM0.59m | 3:44PM0.70m | 5:17AM0.57m | 5:44PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 732 | 691 | 800 | 970 | 636 | 576 | 1578 | 1580 | 1578 | 2055 | 1950 | 1873 | 1670 | 1484 | 1210 | 915 | 1005 | 1285 | 2082 | 2222 | 1974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 303 | 228 | 208 | 206 | 573 | 606 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 87 | 92 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 29 | 45 | — | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 78 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 113 | 135 | 93 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 133 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 103 | 113 | 183 | 183 | 183 |
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