Arniston Surf Break

Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is
16.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arniston today (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
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2
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1693
1435
663
1256
414
408
385
1011
1652
1896
2368
2310
2254
1982
1674
1254
1031
886
767
788
733
624
659
632
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
30
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
N
0
WSW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
N
10
NNE
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:52PM1.44m
12:40PM1.33m
00:44AM1.48m
1:26PM1.41m
1:29AM1.53m
2:05PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.54m
6:38PM0.66m
7:18AM0.48m
7:27PM0.60m
7:58AM0.42m
8:08PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
15
17
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
15
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
S
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
1693
1435
663
1256
414
309
362
297
1652
1896
2368
2310
2254
1982
1674
1254
1031
886
767
788
733
624
659
632
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
1
SW
14
0.1
S
22
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
1
393
9
84
84
377
1011
281
262
231
179
158
125
109
75
75
40
51
55
44
44
44
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
E
7
0.6
SE
7
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
1
103
385
158
23
28
11
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
SE
7
1.9
ESE
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
Energy kJ
9
11
108
284
408
3
7
2
10
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
93
83
81
81
81
81
81
0
0
0
65
65
83
81
0
76
0
0
0
105
105
133
113
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
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