Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
20.3° 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 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
!
2
!
!
!
!
!
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1216891012131217161616151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4251193178275673104015411135349828662444209320141619134011261111908820784620513488414
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
45
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:16-------6:15-------6:14-------
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C212119181918181718171717171618191918171616151719
Feels °C (?)151414121010111114131516161415171717151312131517
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