Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 19 Dec 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)--
Afternoon (19 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Dec)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)131312131314151514141313121212777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4916147661012115715701898161316681043721604557437407322432542623636669578499454
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
1.70
3:23AM
1.66
3:27PM
1.72
3:56AM
1.69
3:59PM
1.72
4:28AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.25
9:24AM
0.39
9:43PM
0.22
9:57AM
0.37
10:14PM
0.21
10:30AM
0.38
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset7:50-------7:50-------7:51-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181819202020202020202021212121212121212122
Feels °C (?)161817171718181717181717161516161616181919192021
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