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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arniston today?
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 6 | E 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | |
497 | 442 | 333 | 272 | 257 | 286 | 331 | 297 | 297 | 258 | 215 | 181 | 194 | 194 | 153 | 164 | 130 | 125 | 226 | 92 | 179 | 297 | 347 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.26m | 10:29PM1.38m | 11:10AM1.29m | 11:46PM1.50m | 12:17PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.71m | 3:53PM0.65m | 5:09AM0.65m | 5:24PM0.59m | 6:19AM0.52m | 6:23PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 497 | 320 | 300 | 272 | 257 | 286 | 331 | 297 | 297 | 258 | 215 | 181 | 194 | 194 | 153 | 164 | 130 | 125 | 96 | 92 | 73 | 87 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 411 | 333 | 228 | 163 | 151 | 143 | 121 | 111 | 90 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 73 | 15 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | 9 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | W 3 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 270 | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 226 | 1 | 179 | 297 | 347 | 486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 174 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 168 | 304 |
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