Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (26 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 550 | 385 | 1011 | 1652 | 2084 | 2339 | 2310 | 2254 | 1982 | 1674 | 1254 | 1076 | 886 | 767 | 788 | 733 | 624 | 721 | 632 | 417 | 613 | 734 | 657 | 990 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.48m | 1:26PM1.41m | 1:29AM1.53m | 2:05PM1.49m | 2:09AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.66m | 7:18AM0.48m | 7:27PM0.60m | 7:58AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.53m | 8:33AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 392 | 368 | 318 | 1652 | 2084 | 2339 | 2310 | 2254 | 1982 | 1674 | 1254 | 1076 | 886 | 767 | 788 | 733 | 624 | 721 | 632 | 417 | 613 | 734 | 657 | 455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 309 | 320 | 1011 | 289 | 255 | 205 | 174 | 135 | 106 | 93 | 88 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 56 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 162 | 29 | 19 | 227 | 990 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | E 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 84 | 385 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 97 | 102 | 111 | 175 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 104 | 123 | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 81 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 76 | 103 | 133 | 133 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
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