Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1705 | 1541 | 1616 | 1792 | 1980 | 1951 | 1922 | 1708 | 1682 | 1634 | 1568 | 1462 | 1413 | 1415 | 1462 | 1462 | 1170 | 1039 | 902 | 988 | 963 | 446 | 370 | 345 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.31m | 10:45PM1.55m | 11:45AM1.37m | 00:03AM1.62m | 12:55PM1.50m | 1:10AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.62m | 5:26AM0.46m | 5:39PM0.58m | 6:39AM0.35m | 6:56PM0.47m | 7:40AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1705 | 1541 | 1616 | 1792 | 1980 | 1951 | 1922 | 1708 | 1682 | 1634 | 1568 | 1462 | 1413 | 1415 | 1462 | 1462 | 1170 | 1039 | 902 | 988 | 963 | 446 | 370 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1319 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | — | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 345 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 18 | S 18 | SW 17 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 207 | 351 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 183 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 139 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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