Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 1PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 747 | 687 | 675 | 662 | 1130 | 698 | 857 | 1108 | 1090 | 953 | 819 | 759 | 629 | 466 | 400 | 326 | 146 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 86 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.65m | 1:09AM1.58m | 1:21PM1.81m | 1:43AM1.72m | 1:53PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.47m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:09AM0.34m | 7:39PM0.19m | 7:42AM0.23m | 8:11PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 441 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 639 | 698 | 857 | 1108 | 1090 | 953 | 819 | 759 | 629 | 466 | 400 | 326 | 146 | 135 | 102 | 102 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 76 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 747 | 687 | 675 | 662 | 1130 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 160 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 76 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 81 | 81 | 0 |
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