Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
243
264
105
261
367
471
631
742
742
857
869
961
822
457
444
411
380
352
380
330
374
286
597
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
S
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM1.27m
10:51PM1.51m
11:32AM1.32m
11:48PM1.56m
12:26PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.60m
4:24PM0.61m
5:33AM0.54m
5:31PM0.60m
6:26AM0.47m
6:24PM0.56m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
13
14
14
13
13
15
14
15
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
297
243
264
84
261
367
471
631
742
742
857
869
961
822
457
444
411
380
352
380
330
374
286
597
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
62
40
39
105
54
49
47
47
47
46
45
44
27
25
261
151
60
49
9
9
9
124
223
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
40
79
37
39
39
36
38
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
25
25
25
9
7
7
7
7
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
6
1
10
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
105
19
19
76
81
76
76
76
0
103
76
76
0
0
0
0
113
103
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arniston surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest