Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121211111010109989131212121212121212121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6465695004013342504322642602262774881256117810331016933838800800843120119653452
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
1.73
4:40AM
1.61
4:45PM
1.62
5:09AM
1.51
5:14PM
1.51
5:44AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
0.28
10:35AM
0.42
10:56PM
0.38
11:04AM
0.52
11:27PM
0.48
11:39AM
0.64
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset7:00-------7:00-------7:01-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C171615151415161616141415141415161515141312141818
Feels °C (?)121312121010108898109810108109767109
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 36 km from Arniston (light winds from the N at SHIP3718 36 km from Arniston). 2.3m 12s groundswell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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36 km away, 1 h 6 min ago

12.96 km/h
N
0.0
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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