Arniston Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Arniston

Issued: 1 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arniston sea temperature is
17.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 8AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (03 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
577
606
1125
1308
1910
2119
2356
2509
2508
2610
2554
2542
2481
2317
2155
2195
2106
2153
2227
2078
1934
1866
1848
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:35AM1.62m
5:06PM1.59m
5:09AM1.56m
5:43PM1.55m
5:45AM1.49m
6:24PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.32m
11:06PM0.49m
11:23AM0.37m
11:44PM0.55m
11:59AM0.42m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
12
13
13
11
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
482
577
560
420
365
333
278
226
222
161
119
115
111
2481
2317
2155
2195
2106
2153
2227
2078
1934
1866
1848
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
12
24
9
9
9
38
38
37
34
19
18
18
18
84
82
81
78
81
69
70
66
112
220
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
16
38
60
32
30
72
63
43
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
465
493
606
1125
1308
1910
2119
2356
2509
2508
2610
2554
2542
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
5
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
317
246
246
317
246
246
370
246
246
756
319
319
319
305
81
65
76
65
65
65
65
65
65
76
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
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