Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° 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 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)121214141414141413131313121212131415151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111114882589242623922109184915791384128615452078263240426392393951526238666465016236543749633781
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
40
W
45
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.75
5:31AM
1.77
6:04PM
1.60
6:23AM
1.56
7:06PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.10
11:18PM
0.28
11:50AM
0.27
12:10AM
0.45
12:45PM
0.45
1:21AM
0.62
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-7:05-------7:05-------7:07------
Sunset----6:08-------6:07-------6:07---
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111--------1------------
Temp. °C141416171615151414141715171616161615161616161616
Feels °C (?)4578879889879910101112141211111010
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