Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 523 | 459 | 385 | 429 | 456 | 456 | 449 | 534 | 1451 | 5076 | 4628 | 4181 | 3080 | 2038 | 2048 | 1851 | 1614 | 1267 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.31m | 10:52AM1.15m | 11:12PM1.28m | 12:22PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.77m | 4:31AM0.72m | 4:41PM0.83m | 6:07AM0.69m | 6:24PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 632 | 523 | 459 | 385 | 429 | 456 | 456 | 449 | 534 | 1197 | 5076 | 4628 | 4181 | 3080 | 2038 | 2048 | 1851 | 1614 | 1267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 105 | 105 | 81 | 147 | 147 | 109 | 101 | 98 | 307 | 1451 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 82 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 22 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 10 | — | — | 45 | 98 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 19 | 0 | 65 | 103 | 105 | 103 | 113 | 135 | 81 | 113 | 76 | 76 | 137 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 |
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