Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

18.7°C

Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	514	514	437	418	390	280	123	121	92	192	421	597	597	693	663	569	551	484	384	312	292	283	226	226	230
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	ESE	NE	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross	off	cross-off	off
High Tide			9:38AM1.40m				10:23PM1.29m					11:05AM1.50m				11:42PM1.38m				12:03PM1.62m				00:35AM1.49m
Low Tide					4:20PM0.65m				4:38AM0.60m					5:41PM0.52m				5:47AM0.52m				6:35PM0.39m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	7:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	20	21	20	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	15	17	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	514	514	437	418	390	280	123	121	92	192	421	597	597	693	663	569	551	484	384	312	292	283	226	226	230
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 9
kJ	17	47	44	42	34	33	36	37	26	87	20	20	33	19	19	19	31	18	30	31	25	24	17	12	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5
kJ	13	4	4	4	—	—	33	37	69	21	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	32	32	48	45	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	19	35	55	70	77	73	59	49	36	25	23	17	29	28	25	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Pearly Beach Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Arniston Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	81	81	81	261	261	81	81	81	81	81	81	135	140	81	76	76	76	76	127	168	168	76	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Hawston	Hawston	De Kelders			De Kelders	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Hawston	De Kelders	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Hawston	Pringle Bay	Hawston	Bettys Bay	Bettys Bay			Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3			3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4

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