Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

18.7°C

Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	!	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	230	233	288	812	210	203	199	285	359	314	647	1094	702	946	1403	1197	811	814	1054	2252	2582	2022	1778	1423	1064
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				12:47PM1.73m				1:16AM1.59m				1:24PM1.81m				1:51AM1.68m				1:58PM1.85m					2:24AM1.73m
Low Tide		6:38AM0.43m				7:16PM0.27m				7:18AM0.35m				7:50PM0.19m				7:53AM0.30m					8:20PM0.14m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	7:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	21	21	21	18	18	17	17	18	19	18	17	17	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	17	15	13	12	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	E 8	SSW 14	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12
kJ	230	233	288	31	210	203	199	285	359	314	647	21	702	12	787	787	811	814	1054	2252	2582	2022	1778	1423	1064
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 9	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	W 11	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	—
kJ	19	14	17	26	34	26	33	34	34	115	22	22	12	9	12	14	14	14	195	6	6	6	6	6	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 7	E 9	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	27	26	31	15	67	61	28	28	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	14	13	13	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 2	—	WSW 3	SW 12	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 8	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	SW 14	SW 5	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	1	—	10	812	111	59	99	19	19	19	28	1094	59	946	1403	1197	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Arniston Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Muizenberg Cape Town	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg	Black Rocks Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	19	174	174	174	156	110	103	103	103	168	168	296	168	135	139	139	81	183	261	297	246	81	81	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Vleesbaai	Meerensee Beach	Dolphin Point	Onrus	Vleesbaai					Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Kanon	De Kelders					Gansbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)	3	3				2	4	4	4	4					3	3	4	4					4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Meerensee Beach Overberg	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kanon Overberg	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4

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