Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 SAST
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Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arniston sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
!
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)9999991110101010101010101012121187888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5213912832431991582472702862862923382862041681752111931139869629103184
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.25
9:21AM
1.25
10:55PM
1.26
11:36AM
1.30
12:22AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.63
2:46AM
0.77
4:17PM
0.71
5:28AM
0.73
6:05PM
0.59
6:47AM
0.55
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset--6:44-------6:42-------6:40-----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242522191918171720202019191818182021201919191918
Feels °C (?)191815141617161720191919191718191917161717171613
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