Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
1.7
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
E
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121214131313129912912911119118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225175249241268292292248521368458382314281287251207174130657172103406313
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
WNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
1.99
3:35PM
1.83
3:44AM
1.96
4:03PM
1.81
4:11AM
1.90
4:30PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.13
9:34AM
0.06
9:37PM
0.14
9:59AM
0.08
10:03PM
0.19
10:24AM
0.15
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------6:32-------6:30-------6:30-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------241---------
Temp. °C202019202224262625242322202122191918181721222018
Feels °C (?)222120192123242724222223202017161615151517141413
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