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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arniston today?
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1922 | 1556 | 1384 | 1342 | 1521 | 2024 | 4156 | 3934 | 2773 | 4007 | 5469 | 6742 | 7104 | 6941 | 6236 | 5708 | 4899 | 3731 | 2853 | 2407 | 1949 | 1462 | 1003 | 878 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31AM 1.77 | 6:04PM 1.60 | 6:23AM 1.56 | 7:06PM 1.45 | 7:33AM 1.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:18PM 0.28 | 11:50AM 0.27 | 12:10AM 0.45 | 12:45PM 0.45 | 1:21AM 0.62 | 2:03PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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