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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arniston today?
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 1340 | 1203 | 1002 | 895 | 721 | 649 | 555 | 513 | 480 | 551 | 383 | 373 | 369 | 433 | 411 | 639 | 606 | 551 | 436 | 346 | 264 | 151 | 141 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 1.88 | 2:50AM 2.10 | 3:16PM 1.93 | 3:27AM 2.12 | 3:54PM 1.93 | 4:06AM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:33AM -0.00 | 8:39PM 0.07 | 9:09AM -0.08 | 9:16PM 0.04 | 9:46AM -0.09 | 9:54PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
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