Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
!
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)117889911121211111410111112111010101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145127861001812444978408121376389260196347128115198279265236196175183223
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
0
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
1.44
12:45PM
1.45
1:11AM
1.62
1:30PM
1.59
1:48AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.59
6:47AM
0.55
7:01PM
0.44
7:33AM
0.37
7:41PM
0.31
8:09AM
0.23
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset6:40-------6:39-------6:37-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222120201818202119181817181719202019191818181919
Feels °C (?)161717171312141513151616171619171718181616161717
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