Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
!
!
!
!
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)13813121716151516171616151514141413131312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113157186519537659670113913242665236821702034178516901443134410891026980820672350323
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.78
3:00AM
1.70
3:04PM
1.77
3:29AM
1.69
3:34PM
1.74
4:00AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29AM
0.35
8:51PM
0.20
8:59AM
0.34
9:19PM
0.20
9:28AM
0.35
9:48PM
0.23
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22
Sunset--7:24-------7:25-------7:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171717171719191919181818181819181818181719
Feels °C (?)171615151617171718171817181816161616151718171516
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