Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 173 | 172 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 176 | 295 | 243 | 232 | 189 | 197 | 211 | 203 | 169 | 241 | 493 | 811 | 1434 | 1447 | 1427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.80m | 2:56AM1.90m | 3:28PM1.90m | 3:42AM1.92m | 4:12PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.11m | 8:51PM0.22m | 9:18AM0.04m | 9:40PM0.14m | 10:00AM0.00m | 10:26PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 191 | 173 | 172 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 151 | 147 | 176 | 295 | 243 | 232 | 189 | 197 | 211 | 203 | 169 | 169 | 493 | 811 | 1434 | 1447 | 1427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 158 | 77 | 88 | 71 | 50 | 70 | 48 | 68 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 84 | 147 | 198 | 187 | 108 | 110 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 70 | 77 | 69 | 73 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 76 | 241 | 133 | 133 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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